At summer meeting, Alabama GOP votes for closed primaries, rejects lawsuit disqualifications

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 2,038

Last Updated: 10 hours, 4 minutes ago

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  • The Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee rejected a proposal to prevent those who bring unsuccessful “frivolous” litigation against the party from running for office for seven years. A former gubernatorial candidate sued the party earlier this year, and was named the reason for the rule change.
  • The executive committee unanimously approved a measure to add mandatory party registration, or closed primaries, to its official party platform …

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