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5. States with partisan registration have the following options for controlling registration for their contest: Closed with a registration deadline no sooner than three weeks before the contest, or a Semi-closed/semi-open contest (i.e. open to independents) with a registration deadline no sooner than two months before the contest. If a state elects to have no partisan registration, a voter signing an affidavit that says they are in general agreement with the principles of the democratic party shall make them eligible to vote in that state's contest. The state must not require this affidavit to be signed more than three weeks before the contest.
IL like many other states pays for the primary and has no partisan registration. The party can request changes, but has no actual say in the process. Voters may register on the same day as the primary and ask the election judge for any of the available party ballots. The IL SC has said that voters are not bound by previous election cycles when voting in a primary and they are free to switch parties. This party switching decision was later codified. I doubt the state judiciary would allow a voter affidavit of affiliation given its recent history. What happens if the state does not comply?
