Q. Why do Idaho Democrats even care if Idaho Republicans choose to exercise our 1st Amendment right to free association by requiring party registration to vote in Republican primaries?
A. Because Democrats stand to lose political favor and they like to cross-over vote in Republican primaries.
Idaho Democrats and some of their sympathizers are objecting by spreading false information. This is not a new phenomenon.
The Democrats falsely charge that: “The lawsuit would mean an end to same day registration.” (Idaho Statesman 7/13/07)
FACT: The remedy in the lawsuit requires when one chooses to vote in the Primary Election, that in the polling book (where you sign your name when you get your ballot) there be a check box stating you choose to vote in the Republican primary.
A voter can still walk in the door to vote, same-day register as per law, and cast a ballot. The only difference is that if the voter chooses to vote for Republicans in the primary, they check the box.
July 13, 2007 at 1:06 pm
The Virginia Republicans’ lawsuit against that state’s open primary law (Miller v. Brown) is before the 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
On June 8, in Mississippi Democratic Party v. Barbour, a U. S. district judge declared that state’s open primary law unconstitutional.
Good commentary on the Mississippi case is at Yall Politics.
~~ Steve Rankin
Jackson, Mississippi
July 13, 2007 at 9:45 pm
[...] inaccurate as the Grassroots Idaho GOP explains on their blog: FACT: The remedy in the lawsuit requires when one chooses to vote in the Primary Election, that [...]