Alabama Senate Committee approves bill to require closed primary elections

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would close Alabama’s primary elections to strictly registered republicans and registered democrats.

House Bill 541 would require Alabama voters to register with a political party to participate in that party’s primary election.

Republican lawmakers have said throughout the legislative process that they want to make sure that republicans are voting for republicans and democrats are voting for democrats.

Right now, Alabama voters are considered unaffiliated since they are not required to register with a party to vote in primary elections.



https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/08/alabama-senate-committee-approves-bill-require-closed-primary-elections/