Open Primaries News Today

South Dakota News Watch has a story about a poll conducted in South Dakota in mid-May among 500 participants, noting that the Open Primaries measure was tracking with nearly 55% support among South Dakota voters: South Dakotans by a wide margin support a constitutional amendment that would change the way the state conducts primary elections,…

The results of the Republican primary election graphically demonstrate, once again, how the closed primary, together with massive amounts of out-of-state dark money, ensures minority-controlled government in Idaho.

Pssst, Idaho voters. Are you dissatisfied with how your elected leaders represent you in Boise? Do you want less pounding on divisive social issues and more attention on bread-and-butter issues

Pssst, Idaho voters. Are you dissatisfied with how your elected leaders represent you in Boise? Do you want less pounding on divisive social issues and more attention on bread-and-butter issues

The claim is that registered unaffiliated voters are excluded from the closed Republican primary elections and therefore “... they don’t have a voice,” according to Luke Mayville, a leader in

An unsolicited political tabloid that arrived recently in my mailbox contains the claim that the organizations promoting the Open Primaries initiative have not posted the text of the initiative on their websites. This is misleading.

Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative have submitted more than 95,000 signatures to county clerks across the state.

In support of future open primaries, Idaho residents submitted completed petitions to county offices across the state on Wednesday.

Reclaim Idaho leads push for open primaries, gaining traction with voters and political figures.

Reclaim Idaho leads push for open primaries, gaining traction with voters and political figures.