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Originally Posted by godfry n. glad
It's flippin' illegal.
All it needs is an aggrieved citizen and a hungry lawyer (and somebody with plenty of cash). The state (a multi-partisan non-partisan entity) operates the elections. The party is an afterthought. They cannot dictate (and should not even attempt) to the citizen voter how they will or will not cast their votes in public elections.
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I question the legality of it as well, and yet, the State Board of Elections approved this request, so unless people get suing pronto and the decision is overturned, the oath requirement will stand on primary day.
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Their only immediate power would seem to be that they could prevent a citizen from voting in the primary if they won't sign the loyalty oath....how? Without breaking the law?
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The primary staff just won't hand over a ballot unless a voter signs the oath first, I imagine.
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It's an attempt to intimidate the voter.
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That's for damn sure.