Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries

[RandySF]

The Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit against Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Thursday in a bid to restrict participation in the GOP’s primary elections to only voters registered with the party.

The lawsuit, filed in federal district court, claims Texas’ open primaries violate the Republican Party’s First Amendment associational rights to choose party leaders. The GOP said in its suit that it would prefer the Legislature to pass a law allowing only registered party members to vote in primary elections, but that it could not wait for lawmakers to act.

“[G]iven the steps necessary to transition to a fully closed primary in an orderly fashion, the Party cannot continue to wait and risk further political inaction and delay that could lead to open primaries (or even a bridge election) in 2028 as well,” the lawsuit read.

The Secretary of State’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.




https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/04/texas-gop-republican-party-closed-primary-elections/

[Captain Zero]

1. Next. TX will pass a law banning open primaries in all states.

why not?
Their National Guard is going to Chicago.
Their citizens are allowed to sue abortion pill providers in other states.

I'm getting a little fucking sick of Texas.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. The Texas GOP is worried

In Texas, we do not have registered members of a party. In the March primary every two years anyone can vote in either party primary and after that vote, they can only vote in that party's primary. The new heavily gerrymandered districts may encourage people to cross over. Back when Houston was a one-party city back in 2000, I voted for a judge I liked who was being primaried in the GOP primary by a religious nut case and for McCain.

I hope that the Democratic party will intervene because I do not trust the GOP Texas Secretary of State