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Alabama State Senator Chris Elliott, R-Daphne, said the involvement of crossover voters in District 27 race has Republicans concerned. He said that the state has become more “staunchly conservative” in recent years, and that Democratic voters are crossing over to participate in the GOP primaries because, in many cases, there are few Democratic primary contests on ballots.
“We want to look at what other states have done and present an election process that would best fit with processes,” Wahl said. Efforts are underway in Nevada and Pennsylvania, also both closed primary states, to move from closed to open primaries., a ballot initiative could take place this year that would adopt open primaries and allow for ranked-choice voting.
“Voters want to vote in the primary where they can because that’s the only election,” he said. “The party activists want to shut that out because they want to control that primary. It’s a real fight.”and a Libertarian activist in California, said he does not believe a switch from open to closed will have much impact in Alabama.
Opdycke said efforts to usher in closed primaries is not solely a Republican or Democratic function, noting that establishment Democrats in Nevada are pushing to maintain the status quo. Republican Brad Raffensperger benefitting from crossover Democratic votes to win the party’s nomination for Secretary of State.
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