Some Montana Republicans want to make sure those who vote in the Republican primary are Republicans. Some call it “secure primaries” while others call it a “candidate purity test.”
I lean to the side of it being a purity test. Will blood and/or DNA testing be far behind?
Lee Newspapers is reporting “Delegates to the Montana Republican Party convention in Billings this weekend will take up a resolution that would allow only registered Republicans to vote in future GOP primary elections.” The idea supposedly came from Matthew Monforton who is running for the state representative.
So what about Independents like me who, because of certain races, may vote on the Democrat ballot in one primary and the Republican ballot in the next primary? It looks like if this is approved we would be out of luck. We are not pure enough.
So let’s be honest, it’s a stupid idea.
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