Alabama House Passes Bill to Close Primaries

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Burmiham News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. A bill to close primaries just cleared the house in Alabama, but its fate in the Senate hangs in the balance with only six days left in the session. Lawmakers like Representative Stathagan are pushing hard, arguing that primaries should let parties pick their own candidates for the general. Election. Keeping independence out until the main showdown. Folks around the state seem confused about how this works, thinking independence need to say in party picks, but backers say no. Your voice counts big. In the general, if you're not affiliated, the Republican Party back closing primaries in a 2022 resolution, and now with time running out like sand in an hourglass, this feels like the moment to make it law. It heads to committee this week, and if it advances, there's real hope it hits the governor's desk before the gavel drops for good.