Issue Position: Open Primaries

Issue Position

Open primaries let any registered voter vote in the primaries. Unaffiliated voters get to have a say in who their candidates will be without having to file paperwork every few weeks, and affiliated voters can cross party lines if people in other parties better align with their views.

For example, if you're a registered Republican, but you've found yourself agreeing with a particular Democratic candidate, you would either have to change your party affiliation to vote for that person, or you would just have to vote for someone within the Republican party for that primary under the current closed primary system. Under an open primary system, you can still stay a registered Republican but vote for the candidate that is your top choice in a given election.

For additional information about open primaries, check out openprimaries.org.

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