(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 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." ...

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% ...

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 ...

Campaign signs fill the lawn and median outside the Skokie Courthouse on primary day in Illinois in March. ... Open primaries, by contrast, require no party registration or affiliation.

If implemented, the NYC open primary system would not change the ranked choice voting system used to select candidates during primaries and special elections.

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 ...

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.

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.

The Idaho Attorney General is renewing his legal challenge of the Idaho Open Primaries initiative. Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a lawsuit Aug. 16 in Fourth District Court, just days after ...