Jackie Salit, president of the national Committee for a Unified Independent Party (independentvoting.org) gave opening remarks.
Cathy Stewart hosted NYC Independence Party Organizations 13th annual Spring Chairman's Reception in celebration of the recent Federal Court victory in South Carolina for open primaries.
Honored at the event this year were three distinguished leaders from South Carolina: State Representative Joseph Neal; Attorney Fletcher Smith, Jr.; and Chair of the SC Independence Party, Wayne Griffin. All three played important roles in the fight to preserve open primaries.
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Repubs Sue State of South Carolina to Close Historically Open Primary
BROAD COALITION FIGHTS FOR OPEN PRIMARIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA
GOP argues case in open-primary lawsuit (BY ERIC CONNOR, Greenville Online) The Republican Party's lawsuit against the state of South Carolina and its Election Commission alleges that the state's laws governing their nomination process violate their constitutional right to free association and allow political rivals who don't espouse the party platform unfair influence in selecting a Republican candidate.... "In the case at bar, plaintiffs have offered no evidence of crossover voting much less of its extent and impact in South Carolina," wrote New York attorney Harry Kresky, who along with former Democratic state legislator Fletcher Smith is representing the independents. "The court must weigh the dramatic impact of a closed primary on independent voters who would be barred from participating in the first round of voting altogether," Kresky wrote.
GOP argues case in open-primary lawsuit (BY ERIC CONNOR, Greenville Online) The Republican Party's lawsuit against the state of South Carolina and its Election Commission alleges that the state's laws governing their nomination process violate their constitutional right to free association and allow political rivals who don't espouse the party platform unfair influence in selecting a Republican candidate.... "In the case at bar, plaintiffs have offered no evidence of crossover voting much less of its extent and impact in South Carolina," wrote New York attorney Harry Kresky, who along with former Democratic state legislator Fletcher Smith is representing the independents. "The court must weigh the dramatic impact of a closed primary on independent voters who would be barred from participating in the first round of voting altogether," Kresky wrote.
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