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IDAHO: A win for Idaho voters.
ARIZONA: AZ voters might be put in a position where they’re able to vote for open primaries this November but their votes might be thrown out–disenfranchising voters even more. #VoteYesonProp140
SOUTH DAKOTA: When you exclude people from primaries, you suppress voter turnout. It’s that simple.
PENNSYLVANIA: A new poll finds that 75% of PA voters want open primaries, and nearly 1 in 3 voters said they would change their party registration.
ARIZONA: “Independent voters, who make up a third of all voters in Arizona, get the second-class citizen treatment, forced to choose between the Republican or Democratic ballot in the primaries and ultimately, like the rest of us, left with the extremes in the general election.”
IDAHO: “The attorney general is attempting to block our initiative because he’s afraid that the vast majority of Idahoans will vote for it. He knows he can’t persuade the voters, so he’s trying to prevent them from having a say.”
Idaho SOS Announces that Open Primaries Initiative Has Officially Qualified for the November Ballot
WATCH: Let Us Vote shared the stories of Alix Johnson, an independent South Dakotan shut out in the state’s closed primaries.
The Conversation: Nevada is a battleground state – and may be a bellwether of more extreme partisanship
AZ Central: Arizona voters are about to blow up the way elections work
League of Women Voters Kentucky ENDORSES Open Primaries, Pursuing Open Primary Legislation in 2025
“Common sense Americans now outnumber Democrats and Republicans, and they’re ready to take their country back.”
THE FULCRUM: OP Senior VP Jeremy Gruber on Independent voters in a new piece in The Fulcrum
ABQ Journal: Closed Primaries Disenfranchise Large Swaths of Voters
The Hill: This November, Arizona could change the rule of electoral politics
The Fulcrum: Read OP President’s Brash Tacks this month in the Fulcrum
The Washington Post: Initiative 83 in Washington, D.C. would allow about 74,000 people registered as “unaffiliated” to vote in D.C.’s primary elections, implementing a ranked-choice system.
Kentucky SOS: “I do think it’s inevitable that we’re going to have open primaries. I think it’s just a matter of time.” – Michael Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State
BREAKING: Buffalo voters challenge NY Independent nominating deadline in appeals court
ABC NEWS: A new lawsuit in Tennessee challenging two state laws that require primary voters to be “bona fide” party members or to “declare allegiance” to the party they are voting for is gaining serious national attention.
Nebraska Examiner: Nebraskans for BetterGovernance’s solution includes all candidates on one ballot, accessible to all registered voters. Read Josh’s op-ed.
LET US VOTE: Serenity Mills is an independent voter because it helps her widen the variety of candidates she’s willing to support. Watch her explain why.
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.
ABC News: Signatures submitted for top two open primaries in South Dakota!
IVN: Meet Independent Candidate for U.S. Senate from Nebraska Dan Osborn
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!
The Fulcrum: The campaign to reform DC’s primaries is heating up!
BREAKING: The Idaho open primaries initiative is on the brink of qualifying for the 2024 ballot!
WATCH: OP Senior VP Jeremy Gruber interviewed on New York’s Undemocratic closed primary system
OHIO: Gerrymandered Ohio Statehouse Republicans look to dismantle 111 years of open primaries
LOUISIANA: Open primaries are once again under attack in Louisiana.
MSNBC: This is a must watch. MorningJoe covering the significant rise of independent voters and why its time our elections reflect our people.
New York: 3.2 million disenfranchised New Yorkers deserve a say in primaries
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.
WATCH: Something is happening in South Dakota…
The Fulcrum: Read OP President John Opdycke’s new Brash Tacks entry
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
IVN: Bucking Historic Trends, Independent Voter ID Goes Up in ‘High Stakes’ Election Year.
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.
