On March 7, the Alabama Republican Party passed a resolution asking the legislature to pass a bill to close primaries. See this story. There is no bill currently pending in the legislature on that subject.
On March 7, the Alabama Republican Party passed a resolution asking the legislature to pass a bill to close primaries. See this story. There is no bill currently pending in the legislature on that subject.
Alabama could benefit from Top Two.
If Alabama passed top two, there would be no way for a party to remain ballot-qualified except by polling 20% for president.
Hopefully that means demon rats could be disqualified as a party before too long.
It could be combined with letting candidates choose their own ballot labels like in Washington state.
Democrats got 34.1% of the vote for president in Alabama in 2024.
In the period from about 1900 to 1958, Republicans generally failed to get as much as 20% for any statewide office in Alabama. But the Republican Party was still on the ballot, because back then any party could be on in Alabama just by request, and by holding a nominating convention. No petition was needed in Alabama until 1983.
The path from 34 to under 20 is not necessarily implausible.
2026 GOP WHITES IN AL EVEN MORE REACTIONARY THAN OLDE 1964 DONKEY WHITES IN AL ???
Unfortunately, no.
@RW,
There is no reason for any party to be “ballot qualified”. See Washington and Alaska.
The choice should be left up to each party.
I recall that back in 1980 when Reagan was running for President, some of the Republican Parties in the South opened up their primaries, even to Democrats.
Parties could be qualified by who shows up to vote.