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‘The right thing to do.’ Secretary of State shoots down effort to subpoena voters in tight Indiana senate race
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Indiana Public Radio
The Indiana Recount Commission met Tuesday and voted down a motion to subpoena voters in a razor-thin Republican primary race for Indiana’s 23rd Senate District.
Morales said he believed the legislature should ultimately make the decision to close the primaries – but the commission should not subpoena voters.
In a closed primary only registered party members or voters affiliated with a party are allowed to vote for that party.
At issue Tuesday was whether the state should subpoena voters over statements they made on social media showing they had “crossed over” and voted for a republican despite being regular democratic voters.
“The general public is now put on notice that if you vote in a primary election, per what they just said, you waive your right to secrecy,” she said.