Kyle Sammin: The only thing better than a closed primary is no primary

1968 RNC | Photo by State Library and Archives of Florida Election Law

Kyle Sammin: The only thing better than a closed primary is no primary Kyle Sammin August 1, 2025 July 31, 2025

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Imagine an organization with members across the state that chooses its leadership by election. Maybe a union, a trade group, a fraternal organization — whatever. Now imagine that the state government, which already has the equipment and expertise to run elections, offers to do it for them. The group might look favorably on that. It might save them some money and effort.

But now imagine that the state says, “and by the way, non-union people get to vote in your union elections.” Or “non-members get to vote in your club ele