California Republican party is not allowing unaffiliated voters to vote

[Dave Wood]

http://pennycoder.googlepages.com/home

Closing down prrimaries again.........:mad:

[ronpaulyourmom]

lol...

[Lord Xar]

why is that funny? I hope I didn't make a boo boo, I sent that out to the meetup....

[MyKillK]

Awful. Does anyone else think this trend of quietly closing down primaries has to do with Ron Paul?

Oh well, I took this opportunity to put in my Republican registration.

EDIT: Looks like CA has had a modified closed primary since 2001

2nd EDIT: According to the elections website:

"On June 26, 2000, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in California Democratic Party, et. al. v. Jones, stating that California's "open" primary system, established by Proposition 198, was unconstitutional because it violated a political party's First Amendment right of association. Therefore, the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 198."

[Indy Vidual]

Awful. Does anyone else think this trend of quietly closing down primaries has to do with Ron Paul?

Oh well, I took this opportunity to put in my Republican registration.

Seems like it.
Ca used to always be an open primary.

[schmeisser]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=625_1191426257&c=1

[freelance]

There's still enough time to get on it.

The next shutdown after the primaries will be contesting the delegates. This is gonna be SOME FUN CONVENTION!

[terlinguatx]

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[Goldwater Conservative]

"On June 26, 2000, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in California Democratic Party, et. al. v. Jones, stating that California's "open" primary system, established by Proposition 198, was unconstitutional because it violated a political party's First Amendment right of association. Therefore, the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 198."

And yet the state provides voting locations and voting machines.

Why don't states that have run into this problem simply allow same-day registration changes that automatically revert back to whatever you were if you so choose? All primaries would effectively be open.

[Nefertiti]

Having been a registered "decline to state" in California for the last 4 presidential elections, I don't recall ever having the right to vote in a primary.

[pdavis]

California has never allowed people registered decline to state vote in primaries since 1996.

[Thomas Paine]

Since it is a party's primary, the party has the right to determine who is allowed to participate in its primary. Ron Paul is running as a Republican. Therefore, if supporters want to cast a vote for Dr. Paul in a closed primary, it is incumbent upon such supporters to take the necessary steps to participate in the closed primary including registering as a Republican.