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IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY v. YSURSA

Case No. 1:08-CV-165-BLW.

765 F.Supp.2d 1266 (2011)

IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY, and Norm Semanko, Chairman, Plaintiffs, v. Ben YSURSA, In his Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Idaho, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Idaho.

March 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christ T. Troupis, Troupis Law Office PA, Eagle, ID, for Plaintiffs.

Michael S. Gilmore, Clay R. Smith, Office of Attorney General, Boise, ID, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

B. LYNN WINMILL, Chief Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case presents the question whether the State of Idaho's use of an open primary system to determine nominees for the general election violates the Idaho Republican Party's First Amendment rights. Because the open primary permits substantial numbers of independent voters, as well as voters associated with other political parties, to "cross over" and participate in the Republican...

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