Alabama legislators consider changes to primary voting system
June 30, 2012
By Geoff Pallay
MONTGOMERY, Alabama: The Alabama Legislature is considering legislation that would alter the voting process for primaries.[1]
Currently, Alabama uses an open primary system where voters can vote in whatever party primary they want -- regardless of registration. However, the state legislators are considering legislation that would make the primary a closed process -- meaning voters would have to register with a party in order to vote in that primary.[1]
The legislature is currently controlled by Republicans, who recently held a state executive committee meeting where leaders voted in favor of altering the primary process. "In recent years, there have been a number of instances where Democrats have voted in our primary and affected the outcome," said Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead.[1]
See also
|
Footnotes
| |||||
