[EL] question about state constitutions and political parties

[Richard Winger]

I have been looking at all 50 states constitutions this weekend, because I am curious to see how many of them mention political parties or partisan affiliation.  16 state constitutions seem to lack those terms, but maybe I just didn't look carefully enough.

For these 16 states, is anyone aware of any state constitutional provision that mentions political parties or partisan affiliation?  Just plain "primary election" doesn't count for my purposes because primaries can be non-partisan by modern word usage.

Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.  Thank you.

Richard Winger

415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
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