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Tighter voting restrictions could be on the way to Missouri after a Senate committee heard a bill creating a closed primary system. |
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Wrap: The proposed closed primary system would force voters to vote for the party they registered under.
The restriction makes it a class four election offense to cast a vote for a different party ballot.
Republican Senator Jane Cunningham told bill sponsor Senator Jay Wasson the bill is unfair for independent voters.
| Actuality: | CUNWAS.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:08 |
| Description: "It's hard for independents--they have to look each time, register ahead of time" "They have to go register as one or the other" "Okay" "Only in the primary--this does not cover general. | |
Voters wanting to use a different party ballot must change their affiliation before the registration deadline.
The change must be made through written notice to the election authority.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Joe Chiodo.
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Starting in 2013, voters may be forced to vote according to their party affiliation after a senate committee heard a bill creating a closed primary system. |
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| RunTime: | 0:48 |
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Wrap: According to the senate committee on financial and government organizations, the bill would turn voters into true democrats or republicans.
Voters could only vote aballot for the party designated on their registration.
Those wishing to vote using a different ballot must change their party affiliation before the primary registration deadline.
Bill sponsor Republican representative Jay Wasson says a closed primary is logical.
| Actuality: | WASSON.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:08 |
| Description: "My thought is in this bill is if you're going to elect folks from your party in a primary to run in the general election you probably ought to be in that party." | |
Opposition to the bill came from Senator Jane Cunningham who said it is unfair for independent voters.
Voters wanting to use a different party ballot must change their affiliation before the registration deadline.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Joe Chiodo.