Wrap: The Chairman of the Jasper County Republican Central Committee, John Putnam, was one of the people who testified in favor of a bill that would establish a closed primary election system for the state.

He compared the primary election to a football game. 

Putnam says we should let the political party choose their own party candidates, and stop messing with each other's affair.

The bill would require voters to be registered by party, but House Election committee member Republican Don Wells argued that would label people who do not want to be labeled.

No one testified in opposition during the hearing.

The committee took no action on the bill Tuesday.

Reporting from the Capitol, I'm Ruohan Xu.

Wrap: St. Louis Representative Sue Allen says her bill would minimize questionable results for primary elections in Missouri.

The bill would establish a closed primary system. It would require voters to be registered to a political party in order to vote for that party's ballot in all primary elections.

House Election committee member Republican Representative Don Wells opposed the bill.

Seven witnesses spoke in favor of the bill. No one testified in opposition during the hearing.

The committee did not take immediate action on the bill.

Reporting from the Capitol, I'm Ruohan Xu.