The Texas GOP doesn’t just have a new leader in Abraham George. The party has some new policies as well.
At the party convention in San Antonio, the GOP officially approved new rules, closing the party’s primaries from possible Democrat influence.
The new rules require voters to register their affiliation with the party to vote in the primary elections.
The new rule specifically states that voters are eligible to vote in the Republican Party primary if they haven’t affiliated with another political party in the current year and meet the following criteria:
- The individual voted in the Republican Primary Election or the Republican Primary Runoff Election in the previous biennium as shown in the records maintained by the Republican Party of Texas; or
- The individual is registered as a Republican with the Republican Party of Texas; or
- The individual completes and submits a written certificate of affiliation with the Republican Party of Texas no later than the first day on which a candidate may file for a place on the General Primary Election ballot for the General Primary Election; or
- The individual is voting in their first primary election and is under the age of 21.