Tag: CLOSED PRIMARY

The Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee passed legislation on Tuesday requiring party registration to participate in the state's partisan primary elections.

The Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on legislation requiring party registration to participate in the state's partisan primary elections.

On Monday, ALGOP chairman State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) expressed optimism about the bill's future that would close Republican and Democratic primaries in Alabama. The legislation passed the House, but its prospects in the Senate are uncertain with only six days remaining in the session.

The House passed a bill on Thursday that would close Republican and Democratic primaries in Alabama, but it’s future in the Senate is still up in the air. 

Could U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) lose his seat to a Democrat?

According to Secretary of State John Merrill, if the Alabama Legislature follows the recommendations of the Alabama Republican Party executive committee to institute a closed primary system, it could hurt voter participation.

Next week, the Alabama Republican Party executive committee will likely consider a motion to recommend the Alabama Legislature institute a closed primary system to determine the political parties' nominees for future general election nominations,