Today, about 43% of voters nationwide identify as independents.
This means that 27 million Americans who are registered as unaffiliated canāt vote in any primary elections because they live in one of 13 states with fully closed primaries.
The Democratic and Republican duopoly has effectively silenced the voices and the votes of the Sensible Majority.
Opening primaries would give every voter a say, increase competition, and produce higher-quality candidates who run on the issues that matter to their constituents, not just the talking points of a political party.
Itās simple: More voices, Better choices. #Election#OpenPrimary#Vote
The #Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that #SQ836 is legally sufficient to move forward to a signature-gathering phase for its initiative petition, which proposes an #OpenPrimary system for state elections. nondoc.com/2025/09/16/sq-836ā¦
Sen. @LisaMurkowski's book tour reminds us that she can be who *she* is because voters in Alaska are allowed to express who *they* are.
Alaska's #openprimary system has shifted incentives away from partisan pandering and toward real representation. As a result, Murkowski is liberated to serve all Alaskans ā not just a small sliver of voters. uniteamerica.org/articles/onā¦
Senator @LisaMurkowski continues to champion what works: putting Alaskans first over party politics.
Alaska's #openprimary system encourages candidates to appeal to all voters, not just the extremes of their party's baseāexactly what our democracy needs.
"Weāve kind of embraced a governing style that says if youāve got good ideas...it doesnāt make any difference if youāre a Republican or Democrat. We can govern together for the good of the state." says Murkowski to @FoxNews.
More states should follow Alaska's lead on open primaries and election reform. When voters have real choices, we get better representation.
foxnews.com/politics/republiā¦
Yes. @maddow should have blown the whistle on the cognitive decline of @JoeBiden sooner so @TheDemocrats could have had an #openprimary and not try to install the second worst candidate of 2020 without one...
Chuck Coughlin & Sarah Smallhouse of the @MakeAZFair initiative join @OpenPrimaryUSA's last Primary Buzz Discussion of the year to round up Lessons Learned from the Campaign Trail. Dive into where the #openprimary movement is now: whatās working? Whatās not? How can we effectively grow in 2025 to set us up for success in 2026.
How would an #openprimary work? "It would apply to federal, statewide and county elections. Most Arizona cities already stage open primaries, with Tucson being a notable exception." @azcentralazcentral.com/story/news/polā¦
What did Alaska's political landscape look like before we had open primaries and ranked choice voting?
Political parties with so much power that representatives feared to do the right thing for Alaskans if it meant crossing party lines.
#OpenPrimary#RCVadn.com/opinions/2024/10/09/ā¦
šŗāI think the overwhelming logic says that an #openprimary that is open to all voters, open to all candidates, makes so much sense,ā Terry Goddard tells @tedatpbs why voters should vote #YESonProp140!
Full episode ā”ļøtinyurl.com/prop140pbs.
40,000 Alaskans signed the petition to repeal #RankedChoiceVoting.
The Democrat Party tried to sue to remove a candidate from the ballot. It's manipulating Alaskan votes into a political game.
#RCV and #OpenPrimary are two complete separate issues. They were intertwined along with the promise to limit dark money from our elections.
Now you are again keeping the issues tied together. RCV needs to go regardless. More election reform is in work but this needs to go.
#YesOn2
Great roundup by @jmthewriter on the record number of #OpenPrimary initiatives on this November's ballot.
@NickTroiano: āOf all of the factors fueling polarization, our elections ā the design of our election system ā is the most solvable.ā thehill.com/homenews/campaigā¦