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Letter: We all have to register as Republicans so our votes matter

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  
Delegates during the national anthem at the Utah Republican Party's 2019 Organizing Convention at Utah Valley University in Orem on Saturday May 4, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Delegates during the national anthem at the Utah Republican Party's 2019 Organizing Convention at Utah Valley University in Orem on Saturday May 4, 2019.

Voter integrity is another way of saying voter suppression. Until Utah’s population is a little more diverse and looks less like a family reunion, we are usually stuck with lawmakers that were elected during the primary. The Utah Republican Party has closed their primary to make it easier for them to win in a general election and maintain their chokehold on power.

If Democrats, independents and others want to have a say in who represents them, we are all going to have to register as Republicans so that our voices aren’t silenced in the primary. The current Legislature has passed a bill that will not allow you to switch your party within 90 days of that election.

Voters suppressed.

Your opinion matters, your vote matters, freedom matters, your life matters. Protect it.

Damon Fry, Millcreek

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