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BREAKING: Idaho is getting closer to doing away with closed partisan primaries and replacing them with a single primary election open to all voters and candidates, regardless of party affiliation.
BREAKING:Thousands of voters would be disenfranchised in closed partisan primaries if the Texas GOP decides to end open primaries at their upcoming convention.
WEST VIRGINIA: Independent voices will be silenced after the May 14 primary for governor. Read how they’ll impact the primary election for the last time
ARIZONA: Two prominent Arizona Veterans penned an op-ed this week in AZ Central coming out in support for Make Elections Fair AZ campaign to open Arizona’s primaries to all Arizonans.
Baltimore Sun: Younger voters more often than not do not embrace either party, but the current trend shows that millennials and Gen X members registered as independent when young are remaining independent as they get older. “My party, right or wrong” is not their mantra.
BREAKING: the open primaries initiative in Arizona–Make Elections Fairs–has gotten nearly 80% of the petition signatures it needs to get on the 2024 ballot!
MSNBC: This is a must watch. MorningJoe covering the significant rise of independent voters and why its time our elections reflect our people.
IVN: We’ve launched a new campaign to end the discrimination against independent voters. Watch the video, sign the petition and get involved today!
BREAKING: The South Carolina GOP have introduced a bill to close South Carolina’s primaries–this would effectively shut out over 900,000 voters in South Carolina.
REMINDER: Maine is holding its first ever open primary & the state’s almost 300K independents will be taking part! Proud to have been a part of the coalition that made it possible.
BREAKING: We successfully defeated closed primary efforts in Virginia! Open primaries remain the law in VA!
Pantagraph.com: OP President John Opdycke weighs in on how Illinois’ primary system can discourage full participation because many voters fear the real-life implications from having to publicly declare their choice of party at the ballot box.
Texas Monthly: Despite the data on crossover voting, the GOP in Texas are trying to close primaries to better ensure the candidates the party picks (not the people!) move on to the general election
Denver Post: A Federal Court in Colorado has upheld the state’s open primary allowing hundreds of thousands of independent voters the right to vote this election year.
BREAKING: The West Virginia GOP voted to close the primaries in 2026. If this goes through–nearly 300,000 Independent voters in WV will be shut out from participating in many of the most important races in the state.
ST. Louis Dispatch: Check out this explosive new piece that covers many of the exciting open primary campaigns around the country.
WATCH:Coronation or Competition: a conversation w/ Congressman & Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips
BREAKING: Louisiana Legislature has voted to move to closed party primary elections for some offices beginning in 2026. These closed primaries will cost LA taxpayers an additional $90,000,000.
WATCH: Election experts and reform leaders Margaret Kobos and OP Senior VP Jeremy Gruber discuss the campaign to let all Oklahomans vote
OPINION: Voters in Florida are speaking up–thousands have contacted their legislators demanding that there be a change to the write-in loophole that locks out millions of Floridians.
The Fulcrum: Welcome to brash tacks: there’s magic in an open primary system! Check out John Opdycke’s new monthly column in The Fulcrum– highlighting the work of AZ leader and reformer Paul Johnson this month!
REMINDER MAINERS: Maine now has semi open primaries–unenrolled voters can now participate in the upcoming 2024 primaries!
BREAKING: Idahoans for Open Primaries’ campaign to get open primaries on the ballot in Idaho have gotten 50% of their signature goal!
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GOVERNING: Opening Up Primary Elections Is a Voting Rights Issue
Read OP Senior VP Jeremy Gruber’s latest piece
Times Free Press: Tennessee HAS open primaries. The TN GOP introducing the “polling place sign bill” is trying to scare voters so that they can drive participation numbers down. Do not be intimidated!
BREAKING: A second closed primary bill has been introduced in Ohio. Forcing voters to register into a party in order to participate in primaries is unAmerican and wrong.