Kelsey says closed GOP primaries could ensure election integrity

Lee, Haslam oppose proposed changes to election law

By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian Published: December 05, 2018 11:18 PM CT

State Sen. Brian Kelsey says closing Republican primaries could bolster the “integrity” of GOP elections and keep other groups from affecting them. But Tennessee’s governor-elect and sitting governor disagree with such a move.

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Bill Haslam Bill Lee Brian Kelsey Mary Mancini Randy McNally

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.

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Kelsey says closed GOP primaries could ensure election integrity

Lee, Haslam oppose proposed changes to election law

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