California GOP votes for closed primary

The California Republican Party has decided not to open its presidential primary election to those who are not members of the party.

Fearful that an open primary would allow others to choose their candidates, the party's directors last week voted to keep in tact party regulations that only allow members of the GOP to vote in the primary.

Director Jon Fleischman offered his views on why it was important on his webpage, the Flash Report:

Last Friday at a meeting in Orange County, the Board of Directors of the California Republican Party voted to affirm current party rules that state that you must be registered as a Republican in order to cast a ballot in California's Presidential Primary this coming February.

As many FR readers know, last February I was elected by CRP delegates in the southern part of California to serve as their regional Vice Chairman on the Party's Board of Directors. Along with my board colleague, Vice Chairman Tom Del Becarro, we jointly introduced a successful, one sentence resolution opposing any change in our current rules.