Michigan GOP Unveils Plan To End Primary Elections

Bridge Michigan reports:

The Michigan Republican Party, under embattled Chair Kristina Karamo, is considering a plan that would effectively end primary elections by authorizing party insiders to select nominees for most political offices. The “Better Political Representation” motion, slated for a potential state committee vote at a Jan. 13 meeting called by Karamo, was announced Saturday in a video that featured her deputy chief of staff Joel Studebaker.

The development comes as Karamo critics plan to gather later Saturday in Commerce Township for a planned vote to remove her as chair, a maneuver Karamo has argued would be illegal under party bylaws. The new proposal would allow Michigan GOP precinct delegates, who are elected every two years, to select the party’s nominees for most political offices — including local, statewide and congressional races — in closed caucus meetings.

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