The nonprofit reform group Open Primaries hosted its first Primary Buzz Discussion of 2025 last week. ... this lack of trust is "a sign of how seriously the American people take democracy reform." ...

(The Center Square) – An open primary proposition will be on the ballot in November, but whether or not voters can actually put the measure into law remains to be seen. Proposition 140, also ...

The Keystone State is one of America’s most competitive politically. Pennsylvania routinely proves critical as a swing state ...

Open primaries create fine opportunities for citizens who are registered as independents or unaffiliated voters to vote for either Democrats or Republicans in primary elections, but they tacitly under ...

South Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected an attempt to establish open primary elections in the state. The Associated Press called the results at 11:16 p.m. Central. The tally at that time was 68% ...

A litigation test case for advocates who are working to make primaries open to all voters nationwide, it could influence the Maryland gubernatorial primaries in the spring of 2026, when Gov. Wes ...

The State Republican Party claimed the state question violated their constitutional rights to associate one candidate of ...

An initiative to create an open primary and switch to a ranked choice voting system in Idaho will appear on the November ballot. Only nine weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, an Ada County ...

Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with closed primaries that exclude independents. Every session, lawmakers and advocates push for change, but leaders haven’t committed.

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is challenging the Open Primaries initiative in court. The office on Wednesday filed a petition to the state Supreme Court arguing the initiative, which ...

Senate Bill 16, a measure that would create so-called semi-open primaries in the state, is among 60 bills Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Monday.

Despite these challenges, Thornburgh is optimistic about open primaries becoming a reality in Pennsylvania. “The tide doesn’t come in all at once. It comes in bit by bit,” Thornburgh said.