Open Primaries

09/04/2026

"Americans are looking for ways to make our country better, logical or otherwise. They don’t care about the self-serving rules and arguments that the two-party cartel has set up to keep us siloed. They want to vote...to impact...to be heard."

Advocates for closed primaries believe that political parties should be allowed to limit participation to registered party members. Their logic is…logical. Why should Elks Club Members have a say in Rotary Club Business? But Americans are looking for ways to make our country better, logical or oth...

09/03/2026

Independents are real people -- and in NYC, they are the fastest growing group of voters. Yet, they are unable to fully participate in our elections. We want you to meet them. So we are kicking off a new series called Independents of NY to show you who the system is locking out. Click here to take action: https://newyorkopenprimaries.org/

08/28/2026

We have to change the way we think about elections. Primary elections should be for everyone, not just the most partisan voters.
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08/26/2026

Powerful op-ed from Mike Madrid in the Sacramento Bee about independent Latino voters and the push in California to lock them out of the primary system. Mike writes "The current push to repeal an open California primary where the top-two candidates advance to the general election for a return to partisan primaries deserves to be called what it is: voter suppression." Read more here.

The current push to repeal an open California primary deserves to be called what it is: voter suppression.

08/26/2026

NEW OP-ED: "[Independents in NYC] were asking why they are excluded from public elections that they help pay for and that often determine who governs their city. That question deserves an answer." Read more from Open Primaries SVP Jeremy Gruber in Vital City here ⬇️

A diagnosis of why a democratic reform that has succeeded in so many other places has failed to gain traction in New York

08/23/2026

Just kidding, we can’t. NYC’s primary elections are closed which means independent voters cannot vote in them. We’re fighting to change that. Sign the petition at the link in our bio 🔗👌

08/21/2026

It’s really simple: when we make it easier for people to vote, more people vote. That’s why we are fighting for open primaries, to ensrue that everyone can vote, regardless of their party affiliation.

08/16/2026

🇺🇸 ICYMI: A Declaration for America's 250th Birthday

This Fourth of July, Open Primaries released the Declaration of Independents—a call to reaffirm a simple but fundamental democratic principle:

Political rights belong to citizens, not political parties.

Nearly half of America's registered voters now identify as independents, yet millions are still excluded from taxpayer-funded primary elections simply because they choose not to join a political party.

Now, independent voters from across the country have joined together in a powerful spoken-word performance of the Declaration.

🎥 Watch the video, read the Declaration, and join the growing movement for equal voting rights:

https://openprimaries.org/declaration-of-independents/

08/15/2026

New Yorkers talking to New Yorkers. We’re out here at Harlem Week talking with folks about our fight to open the primaries in NYC. The message is simple: let all voters vote.

https://newyorkopenprimaries.org/

08/15/2026

Hey Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani 👋 Can we chat for a sec?
1.2M New Yorkers are registered as independents and cannot vote in NYs primary elections. Seems like that should change, right? If you think so too, sign the petition for a town hall with Mayor Mamdani at the link below:

https://newyorkopenprimaries.org/