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NEW POLL: 5 Years In, CA Voters Still Love Nonpartisan Primaries
Five years after adopting top-two, nonpartisan open primaries, California has seen its legislature transform from a state of dysfunction into a successful model for reform. → Read More
DNC Commission Blasted for Not Backing Open Primaries
Open Primaries condemned the Democratic Party’s Unity Reform Commission (URC) for its inaction on opening primary elections nationwide. → Read More
Florida Voters Rejoice! Resolution Introduced to End Closed Primaries
A coalition of nonpartisan groups is hailing the introduction of a new resolution to open primaries in Florida after thousands of voters called for it. → Read More
5 Early Successes of California's Nonpartisan Open Primary
While polarization and paralysis impede the progress of many state legislatures, California appears to be headed in the right direction. → Read More
One Congressman Pushes Bill To Eliminate Party Primaries
Millions of Americans are now attuned to the ways that partisan gerrymandering and closed primaries exacerbate partisanship and gridlock. → Read More
Colorado Open Primaries a Triumph of People Over Parties
Colorado became the most recent state to open its primaries to independent and unaffiliated voters. This is a huge milestone, made even more momentous... → Read More
New York Continues Its Uncompetitive and Undemocratic Primary
Independent voter advocate Francis Barry once called New York the “worst state for independents, bar none.” There is a large degree of truth to this. → Read More
5 Reasons Why We Must Put an End to Closed Primaries
Closed primaries are the most rampant form of voter suppression of the 21st century. Now, more than ever, we need our democracy to be open and fair. → Read More
Florida Voters Tend to Agree: Taxpayer-Funded Primaries Should Serve ALL Voters
Miami, FL – March 28, 2017 – Today Open Primaries, a national leader on election reform, Progress for All, a grassroots political and community action group, and Florida Fair and Open Primaries, a grassroots organization dedicated to enacting open primaries … Continued → Read More