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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by Spooky23 on Sunday October 21, 2018 @01:41PM (#18269102)
Mostly for primary eligibility. It also allows for things like ensuring that poll watchers etc are available in a equitable way.
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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by maxxxxx on Sunday October 21, 2018 @03:08PM (#18269576)
Why is the state getting involved in primaries? That should be the parties' business. I think there should be no public record of party affiliation.
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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by danso on Sunday October 21, 2018 @03:38PM (#18269718)
Primaries aren't enshrined in the Constitution, but they became state business in the 1970s because there was a desire to let the average voter have more say in the selection process, which had previously been done via party conventions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/05/1...

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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by maxxxxx on Sunday October 21, 2018 @04:12PM (#18269914)
I would prefer going back to party conventions instead of the endless campaigning :-)
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Re:The City of Seattle Accidentally Gave Me 32M Emails for $40 by leesalminen on Sunday October 21, 2018 @07:26PM (#18270973)
Either way it boils down to $ spent to “win” the nomination. Whether it’s spent on advertising or back room wheeling n’ dealing it’s just money spent.
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