{"id":1539626,"date":"2022-07-05T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539626"},"modified":"2022-07-05T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:34:31","slug":"republicans-looking-to-tighten-eligibility-for-state-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-looking-to-tighten-eligibility-for-state-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Looking to Tighten Eligibility For State Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-looking-to-tighten-eligibility-for-state-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1539626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-texas\">Texas<\/a> and elsewhere are considering closing primaries to limit what they say is Democratic meddling.<\/p>\n<p>One of the Texas GOP\u2019s top legislative priorities includes closing primaries to stop Democrat interference. It is part of a sweeping measure calling on the state legislature to enhance election integrity while combating voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The idea also appears in a platform \u201cplank\u201d to prevent liberal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-democrats\">Democrats<\/a> crossing over so they can \u201cmove the Republican Party to the left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans point to stories of Democrats playing spoiler in Texas primaries as a concern.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/09\/07\/Abbott-holds-bill-1200x795.jpg\"><\/a> Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shows off Senate Bill 1, also known as the election integrity bill, after he signed it into law in Tyler, Texas, on Sept. 7, 2021. (LM Otero\/AP Photo) <\/p>\n<p>In February, an Austin woman quoted in a Texas Public Radio story admitted she and others crossed over to vote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-republican-primary\">Republican primary<\/a> to cause chaos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get these guys to a primary runoff. Let\u2019s make them burn their war chest money before they face Democrats in November,\u201d K. Monroe told Texas Public Radio.<\/p>\n<p>In other states such as Colorado, Democrats ran ads for MAGA candidates, hoping to knock out more moderate Republicans during primary races.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Georgia are talking about closing their primary because more than 80,000 people who voted Democratic in the past voted in their primary.<\/p>\n<p>In Texas, State Rep. Cecil Bell (R-Magnolia), who serves parts of Montgomery and Waller counties outside of Houston, told The Epoch Times crossover voting isn\u2019t an issue in his district. But that doesn\u2019t mean it hasn\u2019t caused problems in larger metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n<p>  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson) <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there are people who are very concerned about closing our<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans in Texas and elsewhere are considering closing primaries to limit what they say is Democratic meddling. One of the Texas GOP\u2019s top legislative priorities includes closing primaries to stop Democrat interference. It is part of a sweeping measure calling on the state legislature to enhance election integrity while combating voter fraud. 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