Alaska voters will decide whether to repeal the state's 2020 election reforms, including open primaries, ranked choice voting, and campaign finance disclosure rules that expose dark money sources.
After a bipartisan House vote to open the primaries, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick are adding their support as advocates turn their attention to the state Senate.
With control of the state Senate at stake in November, a handful of competitive races could determine the future of legislation allowing more than 1.5 million independent voters to participate in Pennsylvania's primaries.
Former Massachusetts governors Deval Patrick and Charlie Baker have endorsed Question 3, a November ballot measure that would open the state's primaries to all voters regardless of party affiliation.
Democratic Socialists and the California Working Families Party are fielding 25 candidates across California this fall, with 10 nearly certain to win. The races show how independent voters and the state's open primary system shape the left's push to move the Democratic Party further left.
Candidates who make it on the ballot don't always make it onto debate stages. Debate rules designed by media outlets, commissions, and civic organizations are locking out independent candidates while major party nominees sometimes skip debates altogether.
Polls are important tools to understand where a race stands, and where the electorate is moving. As with all tools, though, it’s important to understand how to use them.
