GOP requiring loyalty oath to vote in the Virginia primary

  • Posted by Brian
  • December 7, 2007

Yeah, no joke.

If you’re planning to vote in Virginia’s February Republican presidential primary, be prepared to sign an oath swearing your Republican loyalty.

The State Board of Elections on Monday approved a state Republican Party request to require all who apply for a GOP primary ballot first vow in writing that they’ll vote for the party’s presidential nominee next fall.

I can’t imagine this would survive a court challenge.

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Written by:
redhorse
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December 7, 2007 at 8:58 pm

thought I’d read the VA GOP had backed off this. Too lazy to look for it now though.

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Joseph
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December 8, 2007 at 10:33 am

Yep- because the unscrupulous people who would pretend to be a Republican to vote in the GOP primary would NEVER sign some sort of silly oath.

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Amber
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December 9, 2007 at 8:44 am

This makes me actually WANT to vote in the Republican primary just to sign the silly oath (with my fingers crossed behind my back!). I do live in Virginia…and if the Dem’s candidate has already been decided by then…hmmm…