<[link removed]>





IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 8 open primary referendums are on the 2024 ballot across the country: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota and Washington D.C all have campaigns the voters will get to weigh in on. 

This Monday, October 21st from 6pm to 7pm ET Forward Party Founder Andrew Yang and Open Primaries President John Opdycke are co-hosting a national virtual rally bringing together ALL 8 open primary campaigns on the 2024 ballot.

<[link removed]>RSVP <[link removed]>

On the call, you’ll be able to directly engage with each campaign and your fellow attendees in a lively open Q & A, watch inspiring videos from key states and learn how you can help by making donations, sending letters, talking to friends, etc in the lead up to November 5th. 

Bring your friends, family and colleagues. Invite everyone you know to attend the rally. We promise you will walk away with a deep appreciation for the incredible work each of these campaigns has done to give voters a powerful way to impact our political system this November. 

<[link removed]>RSVP <[link removed]>

Oklahoma United is Leading the Charge for Open Primaries in the Sooner State

Our friends at Oklahoma United <[link removed]> are hard at work building towards a 2026 referendum–they were out in force for two weeks straight at the Tulsa State Fair talking with voters  (like Luke and Shirly below) about an open, unified primary and what they’d like to see change in Oklahoma’s elections.

<[link removed]> <[link removed]>

OK United Founder and CEO Margaret Kobos and her husband Steven also had the chance to talk up open primaries with former OU football star andHeisman Trophy winner Billy Sims.



Over the course of 11 days, the team made hundreds of new friends all ready to join the movement to bring Oklahomans together with open primaries. Keep an eye on this dynamic campaign!



Nebraska’s 100 Year Experiment with Democracy is Still Working

In a new op-ed <[link removed]>, OP Senior VP Jeremy Gruber lays out how Nebraska’s 1933 restructuring of their state legislature and its use of open, nonpartisan primaries has given Senators the unique freedom to truly represent the people of Nebraska:



Read the full article here. <[link removed]>



ARIZONA: There are 17 days until election day when Arizonans get to weigh in on Proposition 140 which would create open primaries that would let ALL Arizonans vote in 2026. Still want to know how it all would work? Read this helpful rundown <[link removed]> AZ Central put out this week and sign up with Make Elections Fair AZ <[link removed]>to help push Prop 140 over the finish line! 

COLORADO: Have friends in Colorado? Share this 1-minute voting guide from Axios <[link removed]>on Proposition 131 (nonpartisan primaries + RCV) which highlights what this reform really is about: letting every Coloradan vote and lessening the power of special interest and partisan insiders. 

FLORIDA: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has come out against Amendment 1 <[link removed]> to make Florida’s School Board elections partisan: 

“If parties prepare and fund candidates for school boards, there is an incentive to select people who will further their partisan aims by promoting policies that prepare future voters for that party’s candidates. Public education cannot be subverted into promoting the policies, views of society — or versions of history — of any party.”



IDAHO: At a recent panel to discuss Prop 1 (Idaho’s Top 4 Open Primary + RCV initiative) Veteran  & Rep. Todd Achilles made the case <[link removed]> for why it’s time Idaho ditch closed primaries: 

“There is a gap between what Idahoans want and what the Idaho legislature does. Sixty percent of Idahoans say we’re not on the right track. We need to put into place a system that puts people before parties.”



MONTANA: Read this great new letter to the editor <[link removed]> from Montana voter Dave Hadden on why Montanans should embrace Prop 126 and pass open primaries this year: 

“Montana voters need to be able to select who appears on the primary ballot. Not the political parties.  It’s time to take the political parties down a notch, and for Montana voters to step up a notch.”



SOUTH DAKOTA: What’s not to like about Amendment H to open up South Dakota’s primaries to ALL 160,000 voters currently shut out? Read why <[link removed]> John Tsitrian, a businessman and writer from the Black Hills, thinks South Dakota is ready to bring independent voters like himself into the process. 

WASHINGTON DC: The D.C. Democratic Party has emerged as a chief opponent to Initiative 83 for open primaries–in a town run by the Democratic party this isn’t a surprise. Read the Washington Post’s latest piece <[link removed]> on the campaign to enfranchise over 70,000 DC voters.

<[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]>Open Primaries · 244 Madison Ave, #1106, New York, NY 10016, United States
This email was sent to [email protected] <> · Unsubscribe <[link removed]>

Created with NationBuilder <[link removed]>. Build the Future.