The nonprofit reform group Open Primaries hosted its first Primary Buzz Discussion of 2025 last week. But this conversation worked differently as Open Primaries President John Opdycke was the one ...

Open primaries, suddenly possible, may yield business-friendly representatives (Photo Illustration by The Real Deal with Getty) May 15, 2025, 7:30 AM. By . Erik Engquist; Save article.

Open primaries create fine opportunities for citizens who are registered as independents or unaffiliated voters to vote for either Democrats or Republicans in primary elections, but they tacitly under ...

In a move that could reshape the political landscape in New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a bill into law making the state an "open primary" state, allowing Independent voters to ...

There's a new push to make primary elections in Oklahoma open for all parties and voters regardless of their political affiliation. Currently, those affiliated with a party can vote in that ...

New York has a primary problem. Too many elections are decided in low-turnout, closed partisan primaries, which are disproportionately dominated by special interests — especially in odd-year ...

Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with closed primaries that exclude independents. Every session, lawmakers and advocates push for change, but leaders haven’t committed.