The Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to end the state’s open primary system, alleging it violates free speech protections. 

The open primary system allows any voter to cast a ballot in the election, regardless of party registration, while the closed system, which the Texas GOP is battling to use, would only allow Republicans to vote in the Republican primary.  

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