DE Open Primaries Bill Advances

BREAKING NEWS: INDIES HAVE THEIR SAY IN DOVER HB 188 Advances! In an overcrowded room in Delaware’s Legislative Hall, the House Elections and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB 188, a bill to give 31% of Delaware’s voters who are independents primary voting rights. Rep. Michael Smith introduced the bill, and kicked off […]

Here’s why closed primaries must go

Here’s why closed primaries must go OPINIONCOMMENTARYGUEST ESSAYS Here’s why closed primaries must go By Nick Antonucci Voting is foundational in a democratic republic. Yet in New York, hundreds of thousands of residents are barred from one of the most consequential stages of our elections: the primary. As an unaffiliated voter, what New York State […]

Independent Voting Rights Take Center Stage

Independent Voting Rights Take Center Stage Delaware House Considers Open Primaries As of February 1st, there are over 245,000 independent/no party voters in the state of Delaware. That is 30.75 of the electorate. There are 22% more independents than Republicans across the state. But, Delaware is one of the 14 totally closed primary states where […]

The Fight for Open Primaries Spread

Hawaii Legislature Considers Top Two Nonpartisan Primaries On Friday, February 13th, the Hawaii State Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on SB2480. The bipartisan bill was introduced by State Senator Mike Gabbard and 3 other sponsors and would move Hawaii to a Top Two nonpartisan primary system where all voters would receive the same ballot […]

Let Us Vote Freely

Letter to the Editor featured in The Queens Chronicle According to a recent Gallup poll, a record-breaking 45 percent of Americans now identify as independent, but here in New York, our election laws are stuck in the past. Over one million independent voters are locked out of participating in New York’s closed primary elections. Independent […]

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