Brad Lander is running for Congress. So why was he in Israel just days before the election? His overseas trip raises a bigger question: What happens to political accountability when closed primaries effectively decide elections months before voters cast their November ballots?
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are suing New York over its closed primary system, arguing that independent voters are being denied equal voting rights in publicly funded elections.
In 2024, D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved ballot initiative 83 to open the city’s taxpayer-funded primary elections, with 73% of voters voting yes. But New York independent voters remained locked out in their state despite funding the elections.
