H5327

Closed primaries

Introduced·3/5/26
Introduced Text

South Carolina H5327 mandates closed primaries, allowing only registered party members to vote in partisan primaries.

South Carolina H5327 amends state election laws to enforce closed primaries, permitting only registered party members to vote in partisan primary elections or advisory referendums. The bill requires voters to declare their party affiliation upon registration and mandates that only those registered as members of a specific party can vote in that party's primary. It also allows parties to open their primaries to unaffiliated voters.

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History

Apr 15

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Burns, Huff, Lastinger, Beach

Mar 5

House

Introduced and read first time

Mar 5

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary