The court wanted to know why Secretary of State Benjamin M. Lepak did not explain why he rejected nearly 58,000 signatures in support of nonpartisan open primaries.
Drawing on his childhood surrounded by gang culture in Los Angeles, reform advocate Rey David López-Calderón explains why California's effort to repeal the Top Two primary is about more than elections. It's about loyalty, control, and who gets to decide where voters belong.
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?
Open Primaries founder John Opdycke joins hosts Chad Peace and Cara McCormick to discuss why 48% of Americans identify as independent but have no real voice in elections, and what it will take to break the two-party system's control over primaries.
From Massachusetts to Alaska, voters will decide on ballot measures this November that would reshape how Americans vote, including open primaries and ranked choice voting systems. But these movements extend beyond the ballot box.
With the House passing open primaries legislation, Sen. Lisa Boscola is pressing her colleagues to act on a reform that would give nearly 1.5 million independent voters a voice in Pennsylvania's primary elections.
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.
Massachusetts voters could eliminate party primaries and replace them with an open primary allowing all voters to choose any candidate on a single ballot. Here's what Question 3 would actually change.
