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Nonpartisan news and updates on legislative, legal, and grassroots efforts to open primary elections nationwide.

Bill That Enfranchises Over 350,000 Independent Voters In Maine Becomes Law

A third of Maine’s electorate will have an opportunity for meaningful participation in taxpayer-funded elections. Governor Janet Mills allowed a bill to go into law Monday that creates a semi-open pri...

Oregon's Largest Voting Group is Barred from Taxpayer-Funded Elections

Voters registered as “Non-Affiliated” in Oregon now outnumber registered Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest voter registration data. Yet, despite being the largest voting group, these ...

Innovative Approach to Free and Equal Elections Proposed for Oregon Ballot

The Oregon secretary of state has verified the initial sponsorship signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would guarantee all voters and candidates have the right to participate in the state’s ...

Why The Media Lies To Us About Independent Voters

For a long time, pollsters, political pundits, candidates, and the media have ignored the rise of independent voters. They have called independents “closet partisans” or “leaners,” and they justify th...

Trump Supports Closed Primaries: That's Not Very Populist

In an email sent to supporters, former President Donald Trump issued a statement in support of proposed legislation in Wyoming, SF0097, which would shut voters not affiliated with the two major partie...

California Lawsuit: No Voter Should Be Denied A Say In Presidential Elections

California voters should not have to choose between their right to vote and their right to associate (or not associate) with a private political party. Yet, the Independent Voter Project (IVP) is argu...

Andrew Yang: You Should Be Allowed to Vote, Regardless of Your Party

Andrew Yang was the guest of a special virtual event Wednesday hosted by Open Primaries and IndependentVoting.org ’s Politics for the People book club. Yang is a former Democratic presidential candida...

The Success Story Behind Maine's Adoption of Semi-Open Primaries

Maine has long been at the forefront of political innovation, from the way its ballots are designed, to its clean election funds program, to same-day voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting, ...

The Media Has To Stop Worshipping A Partisan-Controlled Elections Process

Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald and has been republished on IVN by request and with permission from the author. ‍ Greg Kesich’s July 25 column in the Portlan...

California: A Voting Rights Catalyst or Dinosaur?

Depending on what news station you watch, you might think that one party is the savior and the other, the enemy, of our sacred right to vote. But what if a larger battle is being waged to secure our r...

The Case for Open Primaries in Maryland

Within a year from now, Maryland voters will head to the polls to elect their party candidates for the 2022 elections. While voters from the Democratic, Republican, and other third parties will choose...

Maine Lawmakers Open State Primaries to 400,000 Independent Voters

In a bipartisan vote, the Maine Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that implements a semi-open primary system, which will allow voters registered independent (32% of the registered electorate) to cho...
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