tashjian
republican
party
connecticut
argued
october
decided
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connecticut
statute
enacted
requires
voters
political
party
primary
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members
party
appellee
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party
connecticut
party
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party
rule
permits
independent
voters
registered
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affiliated
party
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party
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officeholders
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chairman
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asserted
appellant
secretary
state
connecticut
justification
statute
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primary
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gerson
special
assistant
attorney
general
connecticut
argued
cause
appellant
briefs
joseph
lieberman
attorney
general
barney
lapp
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schaefer
henry
cohn
assistant
attorneys
general
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golub
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cause
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brief
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new
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attorney
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solicitor
general
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broder
assistant
attorneys
general
charles
graddick
attorney
general
alabama
robert
corbin
attorney
general
arizona
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solicitor
general
charles
oberly
iii
attorney
general
delaware
jim
smith
attorney
general
florida
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hartigan
attorney
general
illinois
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stewart
solicitor
general
william
guste
attorney
general
louisiana
james
tierney
attorney
general
maine
cabanne
howard
deputy
attorney
general
brian
mckay
attorney
general
nevada
lacy
thornburg
attorney
general
north
carolina
nicholas
spaeth
attorney
general
north
dakota
anthony
celebrezze
attorney
general
ohio
michael
turpen
attorney
general
oklahoma
leroy
zimmerman
attorney
general
pennsylvania
michael
cody
attorney
general
tennessee
mcclintock
attorney
general
wyoming
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timothy
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republican
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state
connecticut
party
adopted
party
rule
permits
independent
voters
registered
voters
affiliated
political
party
vote
republican
primaries
federal
statewide
offices
appellant
julia
tashjian
secretary
state
connecticut
charged
administration
state
election
statutes
include
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voters
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members
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appellees
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chairman
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connecticut
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argues
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party
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purchase
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voting
machines
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poll
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ballot
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specifically
intended
independents
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primary
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claims
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system
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party
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state
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party
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convenience
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ballot
access
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party
appellant
argues
justified
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voters
sympathy
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party
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party
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determine
results
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state
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parties
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contends
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state
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party
government
appellant
argues
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closed
primary
system
chosen
state
legislature
promotes
responsiveness
elected
officials
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effectiveness
political
parties
relative
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open
primaries
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since
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party
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member
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party
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primary
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rather
primary
party
executive
committee
room
words
validity
primary
requirement
hitherto
considered
plain
argument
american
party
texas
white
presupposes
state
right
protect
party
party
connecticut
may
lawfully
require
significant
elements
democratic
election
process
democratic
whether
party
wants
beyond
understanding
republican
party
delegation
democratic
choice
republican
convention
proscribed
delegation
choice
nonmembers
party
case
us
connecticut
said
republican
party
may
wishes
nominate
candidate
recommended
party
executive
committee
long
members
select
candidate
name
democratic
vote
also
may
nominate
independents
choice
long
members
select
name
democratic
vote
seems
plainly
entirely
constitutional
respectfully
dissent