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Party switching bill killed a second time in committee

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A closed primary bill that failed Tuesday once again couldn't win enough support for it to move on to the Senate floor Thursday.

But a similar measure in the House and a newly filed bill in the Senate mean the issue of closed primaries is still alive this session.

Senate File 32 had failed in the Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee on a 3-2 vote Tuesday. But Chairman Bill Landen, R-Casper, tried to bring it back for potential reconsideration Thursday morning. The committee ultimately voted a...