Open Primaries

In half of the states in the country Independent, unaffiliated voters cannot participate in primary elections and are shut out of an electoral process they pay for with their tax dollars. This disenfranchisement is not only unfair it is fundamentally undemocratic.

Every registered voter should be able to participate in all elections, especially since the primary is in effect the general election in so many non-competitive legislative districts around the country.

We support changes to election laws to allow Independent voters to participate fully in our democratic system and be able to vote in primary elections and are working to change laws and mount legal challenges to make that happen.

"Every registered voter should be able to participate in all elections."