FOX News is Falsely Reporting that South Carolina is a Closed Primary State

FOX News reports Ron Paul's surge in the South Carolina polls is due to the support he gets from the Independent voters but then goes on to say it doesn't matter because Independents can't vote in the South Carolina primaries.

This is absolutely NOT true! Any registered voter can vote in the South Carolina primaries.

This is from SCVotes.org:

Q. Do I have to be a registered Republican to participate in the Republican Presidential Primary?
A. No, S.C. does not have registration by party. The Presidential Primary is open to all registered S.C. voters.
http://www.scvotes.org/files/2012-01-...

Check out FairVote.org here:
http://www.fairvote.org/congressional...

Also see Wikipedia's list of Open primaries in the United States:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

UPDATE: This segment aired 1/14/12 at approximately 5:20 PM EST.

The Guests:
Christopher Hahn (left)
Phil Musser (right)

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[Majesta Duncan]

I am a lifelong Democrat/Independent who lives in Virginia. The only thing holding me back from voting for Paul in the primary here was having to register as a damn Republican and voting. Our news is reporting it incorrectly also. VIRGINIA IS AN OPEN PRIMARY STATE!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, I am voting for Mr. Ron Paul in March.

[gantsum67]

To South Carolina,

Do not let them lie to you any longer.

Vote for a man who stands on principle and has the

record to back it up.

Ron Paul 2012!

you CAN VOTE!

[venusbrain]

You should.

[ruthless6661]

fox propaganda again

[preving]

We'll see who wins the nomination.....

[preving]

We'll see who wins the nomination.....

[preving]

Ron Paul's not going to win any nomination. Obama 2012....

[Eric Yen]

Can we sue fox news for this? That would be awesome.

[adayinforever]

I know for a fact that SC is an open primary state I've never register as a republican and I voted for Ron Paul in the SC Primary on Saturday so yeah I beg to differ. Hmm I know better than Fox News does? No big surprise, it's not the first time.

[vbotond9]

FOR FUCK'S SAKE! IF THE INTERNET IS WITH RON PAUL WHY DID HE JUST GET 4th?!?!? WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU AMERICA?!?!