Those in power really don't want you to vote. You scare them. [View all]

So, Republican Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill tells us Tuesday in a guest column for The Alabama Political Reporter, no more crossover voting in the State.

Republicans who vote in a Republican Primary, and Democrats who vote in a Democratic Primary, have to vote in those same party primaries if there’s a runoff.

Allowing voters to vote for whom they want, in whatever election, is a “disruption in the electoral process,” Merrill argues, apparently with a straight face.

This is more of a continued, long-term Republican campaign to suppress voting. We’ve got strict photo voter ID laws (even though there’s little evidence anybody commits voter fraud at the polls, no matter what President Donald Trump says).

Read more: http://www.alreporter.com/2017/08/02/power-really-dont-want-vote-scare/