The Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to end the state’s open primary system , alleging it violates free speech protections.

The open primary system allows any voter to cast a ballot in the election, regardless of party registration, while the closed system, which the Texas GOP is battling to use, would only allow Republicans to vote in the Republican primary.

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The lawsuit, filed in federal court against Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, argued that possible crossover voting permitted under the open primary is unconstituti

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