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(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% ...
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.
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Open primary topic is tension for independents
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.
The Keystone State is one of America’s most competitive politically. Pennsylvania routinely proves critical as a swing state ...
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.
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 ...
State Question 836 proposes overhauling Oklahoma's primary election system, and is already facing a legal challenge.
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 ...