Hi John --

Half the country says “consider me an independent voter.”  Millions of party members feel ignored and alienated. Tens of millions of Americans of all stripes agree: there has to be a better way to do politics.

We are doing serious, creative, organizing at Open Primaries. We have a GREAT team of organizers. A growing network in all fifty states. Hundreds of leaders creating campaigns and initiatives at the grassroots. Lawyers. Business leaders. Students.   

What binds us together is a desire to create space for something new to emerge. Whatever it is, the American people have to create it. Our country needs something that the two parties are not providing. Letting all voters vote in every election is an important step forward.  

We have momentum. From New York City to Oklahoma, from New Mexico to Pennsylvania, from Florida to Maryland, people are coming together to say THE TIME HAS COME TO LET ALL VOTERS VOTE. Nobody is deluded. We all know that opening the primaries won’t transform our politics overnight. But it will create space for new voices. And we desperately need new voices!

With your help and support and involvement, here’s what we are doing in 2025 and 2026.

1. Going to court in multiple states to challenge the use of taxpayer dollars to fund private exclusionary elections. We want to put an end to this outrageous practice.
2. Supporting dozens of local campaigns across the country to pass legislation and referendums, pressure the parties to open their primaries and educate voters about why voting in primaries is where the action is.  
3. Organizing and filming informational pickets outside of polls on primary day so that millions of Americans learn the extent to which independents are shut out of the process. 
4. Building a national community of 500,000 independent voters called LetUsVote to start amplifying the voices of the ‘silent majority’ - the 50% of the country who are not team red or team blue.  
5. Launching a new spokesperson training program to invest in developing local leadership all across the country.  

This is hard work. The payoffs are few and far between. But there are no shortcuts. We have to inspire trust in the American people if we have any chance at getting out of this political pickle.   

We have big goals this year and next.  And to accomplish them we need your help.  That’s why we’re asking for two things today: 

Make a gift to our annual fundraising campaign. We are raising $750,000 to go directly towards the important advocacy work all across the country. NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

2. Then make a tax-deductible gift to the Open Primaries Education Fund. We are raising $250,000 for our educational and litigation work. TAX DEDUCTIBLE. 

We know this is a big ask. But the work we’ve been doing for over a decade is paying off and we need to match the moment we’re in and go for broke.

Please consider making a double donation today. And thank you in advance for your generous support.  

The Open Primaries Team

PS - It’s very helpful when our supporters give monthly. We have a goal of recruiting 1000 people to give $1,000 or $2,500 per year by the end of next year. Many people who have already signed up to give this amount, have said that giving $100 or $250 a month is easier than a lump sum. When you click the donate buttons above, please consider becoming a monthly giver at the $100 or $250 level. It makes a big difference.  

PPS - We need money.  The more you can give the better. And, we need volunteers of all stripes.  If you want to volunteer your time please introduce yourself to our national director Cathy Stewart at [email protected].