Conservatives in 9 States Call for Closed Primaries by 2024

Conservatives in 9 States Call for Closed Primaries by 2024
Jim Renacci (R) was one of five Republican candidates to challenge incumbent Gov. Mike DeWine in the Ohio’s May 3 GOP gubernatorial primary in which more than 56 percent of 1 million ballots cast came from Democrats and Independents, fostering a call from state conservatives to close the state’s open primary system. Michael Sakal/The Epoch Times
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Conservative leaders in Georgia and Ohio are spearheading calls for Republicans to close their state primaries and allow only voters registered with their parties to participate in inter-party preliminary elections.

Atlanta Tea Party co-founder and President Debbie Dooley and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci both told The Epoch Times that Democrats are “weaponizing” crossover voting to skew outcomes in key GOP primaries across the country either to ensure the election of moderates or to nominate candidates unlikely to be successful in a general election.

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