Open Primaries
@OpenPrimaryUSA
Open Primaries is a movement of diverse Americans who believe no one should be required to join a political party to exercise their right to vote.
Perhaps nowhere in the country is the rapid growth of independent voters on display more than the Silver State, Nevada. Check out the current numbers and statistics at: nvsos.gov/sos/Home/Compo…
Dan’s name will appear on an independent ballot line in November 2026. A friend of Open Primaries, you can watch OP President John Opdycke’s interview with Dan at: youtube.com/watch?v=QK7TKZ… Or, learn more about Dan’s campaign at: osbornforsenate.com/meet-dan
Meet our Open Primaries summer interns! We are grateful to have such a talented group of young people assisting our efforts.
Watch Senior Vice-President Jeremy Gruber of Open Primaries join Michael Smerconish on CNN to discuss how closed primaries shut out millions of independent voters every election year. cnn.com/2025/07/19/pol…
Great new piece in The Hill from Open Primaries President John Opdycke on how independent voters are really starting to flex their muscle politically, provoking responses from political leaders who used to ignore them, and creating lasting change bit.ly/44Jv65t
“Last November, D.C. voters overwhelmingly passed Initiative 83 to establish ranked-choice voting in the District and allow voters unregistered with a party to participate in partisan primaries…” Read the full piece at: wapo.st/4lksNwT
For more on the rise of independent voters, read Open Primaries Education Fund’s report at: openprimarieseducationfund.org/independents-r…
Little has changed since this poll first came out. @NYTimes Poll: As Faith Flags in U.S. Government, Many Voters Want to Upend the System. nytimes.com/2022/07/13/us/…
Young Voters are more Independent @studentsforop thefulcrum.us/Elections/Voti…
Get this… New York City Comptroller @nyccomptroller Brad Lander believes NYC's 1.1 million independent voters do NOT deserve the right to vote. Mr. Lander, you should know better. #NYC #VoterRights #OpenPrimaries
When states allow unaffiliated voters to participate in primaries for the first time, voter turnout increases, and the electorate grows more demographically and politically representative. bit.ly/3HV5jiP
Iowa’s Primary Elections should be open to any registered voter, not just to those who are registered as Democrats or Republicans radioiowa.com/2025/06/25/rob…
They fought for our country but are barred from voting in elections their tax dollars pay for. For more fact sheets visit our brand new research hub: openprimaries.org/research/
“Younger voters are now much more likely NOT to register with a specific party. You have a lot of younger voters that are completely excluded from some of the primaries in Oklahoma.” bit.ly/4krdZLu
For updated rules on primary voting in your state, visit our interactive map at openprimaries.org/rules-in-your-…
See the NYC Charter Revision Commission’s final interim report at: on.nyc.gov/4ljDW0E
Closing primaries in Texas to partisan voters only will disenfranchise 2,694,440 voters who have registered as unaffiliated. fox26houston.com/video/1662113
The NYC Charter Revision Commission a detailed voting rights analysis of the reforms they are considering. Their findings? See the full report here: lynch_nyvra_report.pdf
The proposed State Question 836 would allow all registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, to participate in primary elections. journalrecord.com/2025/06/24/okl…
Oregon Activist Sues Over Closed Primaries: 'I Shouldn’t Join a Party to Have a Voice' ivn.us/posts/oregon-a…