Party On: The Right to Voluntary Blanket Primaries

Authors

Margaret P. Aisenbrey, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

Political parties have unique associational rights. In party primaries, party members associate to further their common political beliefs, and more importantly, to nominate candidates. These candidate are the "standard bearer[s]" for the political party-the people who "best represent[ ] the party's ideologies and preferences." The primary represents a "crucial juncture at which the appeal to common principles may be translated into concerted action, and hence to political power in the community." Because the primary is such a critical moment for the political party, the party's asso-ciational rights are most important at this time.

Recommended Citation

Margaret P. Aisenbrey, Party On: The Right to Voluntary Blanket Primaries, 105 Mich. L. Rev. 603 (2006).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol105/iss3/4