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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has some of the most restrictive rules in the country about who is allowed to vote in primaries. If Republicans were doing this in red states, Democrats would be up in arms. But for some reason, it's okay here. We should be making it easier to vote, and this ballot initiative would go a long ways towards that goal. [/quote]
What? Lots of “red states” limit voting in party primary elections to those who are members of that party. It’s not at all unique to DC.
https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_election_types_by_state[/quote]

There's actually only a handful of states that have more restrictive rules about who can vote in primaries than DC.

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types
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everyone should be allowed to vote in primaries, especialyl since they're the only elections here that make any difference[/quote]
Parties should run their primaries however they want. They are private organizations. [/quote]

Oh you mean like in Russia? We get to vote as long as Putin is the only choice before us?
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