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# Open primary initiative receives strong support in latest poll
- URL: https://ivn.us/open-primary-initiative-receives-strong-support-latest-poll/
- Published: 2010-05-20T14:57:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:15:49.000Z
- Author: Ryan Jaroncyk
- Tags: News

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/l09n72-b78624796z.120100402131943000gphniktp.2.jpg "Open primary initiative receives strong support in latest poll")](https://ivn.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/l09n72-b78624796z.120100402131943000gphniktp.2.jpg)

Less than three weeks before the June 8 primary, support for Proposition 14 continues to rise. In a PPIC survey of 2,003 likely voters in California, 60% support the state constitutional amendment, while 27% oppose and 13% remain undecided. Support for the open primary initiative has risen another 4 points since March.

[Proposition 14](http://www.caivn.org/ballot-measure/proposition-14?ref=ivn.us), which would end partisan primaries and allow the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, to advance to a November run-off, receives majority support from Democrat, Republican, and Independent voters according to the [PPIC poll](http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/survey/S%5F510MBS.pdf?ref=ivn.us). 61% of Democrats, 54% of Republicans, and 67% of Independents support the ballot initiative.

In an ideological breakdown, 59% of Liberals, 69% of Moderates, and 53% of Conservatives say they will vote yes.

The statewide survey also revealed that a strong majority of voters believe California's primary system is in need of either minor or major alterations. 36% believe it needs major changes, 35% believe it requires minor changes, and 23% claim it doesn't necessitate any changes.

46% of Independents, 35% of Democrats, and 33% of Republicans claim that major changes are needed, while 42% of Moderates, 36% of Conservatives, and 29% of Liberals believe major changes are necessary.

Based on the poll numbers, Proposition 14 draws support across all age groups as well. 68% of voters age 18-34 support the initiative, while 61% age 35-54, and 55% age 55 and older would vote yes.

If this trend holds, it appears likely that California voters will pass the nonpartisan, open primary ballot proposition. With California still mired in a deep recession, a [substantial increase](http://www.caivn.org/article/2010/04/20/good-bye-republicans-and-democrats-independent-revolution-underway?ref=ivn.us) in the number of independent/unaffiliated voters, and growing disenchantment with both major parties, Proposition 14 is being increasingly viewed by the electorate as a potent antidote to disfunctional government.