Louisiana Closed Primary Bill Passes House Committee

June 5th, 2006

On June 6, the Louisiana House Governmental Affairs Committee passed Senate Bill 18, by a vote of 6-1. This is the bill to provide for closed primaries for congressional elections. It has already passed the Senate. It provides for primaries for all qualified parties. Louisiana has 5 qualified parties: Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green and Reform. The bill would provide that if a party has no contested primaries, then that party’s primary would not be held, and the single individual who filed, would be deemed nominated.

2 Responses to “Louisiana Closed Primary Bill Passes House Committee”

  1. Edward Brown Says:
    June 5th, 2006 at 6:28 pm

    Has anyone ever tried to get people together in a state with I&R and get some type of fair and equitable ballot access law measure into the state constitution?

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    June 6th, 2006 at 1:08 am

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