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As taxpayers, no-party voters deserve primary ballots

Hillary Clinton supporters cheer as Super Tuesday election results start to come in at the Ice Palace Studios in Miami on March 1.
Hillary Clinton supporters cheer as Super Tuesday election results start to come in at the Ice Palace Studios in Miami on March 1. PATRICK FARRELL MIAMI HERALD STAFF

We pay for primaries, so let us vote in them!

It's wrong to deny independent voters a chance to vote in the primaries when we are forced to pay for them.

If the Republicans and the Democrats can't chose appropriate candidates by themselves, why should my taxes be used to help them determine the most appropriate candidate for each party?

Greg Way

Bradenton

This story was originally published May 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "As taxpayers, no-party voters deserve primary ballots ."

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