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Alabama GOP Backs Closed Primaries | Birmingham News
Alabama Republicans just locked in a major policy shift at their summer meeting — unanimously adopting a closed primary platform to bar cross-party voters from participating. Fueled by recent political tensions and a heated primary season, new chair Scott Stadthagen led the charge, citing Democratic officials’ encouragement of ballot-hopping as proof of why party purity matters. While other proposals — like a seven-year ban on lawsuit losers — were tabled for review, the closed primary stance is now official and unyielding. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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