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7.29.2025
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Ross Sherman
STATEMENT: DC Council Fails to Fund Open Primaries Despite Voter Mandate
7.8.2025
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Ross Sherman
Elon’s Right — but Election Reform is the Real Game-Changer
7.1.2025
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Ross Sherman
Tillis' Retirement Shows the Primary Problem in Plain Sight
5.15.25
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Kevin Singer
Majority Rules is Now Just 30 Minutes—and Alaska’s Democracy Experiment Still Inspires

4.10.25
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Carlo Macomber
How Many Votes Actually Sent Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress?

Analysis
7.30.2025
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Carlo Macomber
All-Candidate Primaries Aren’t New. Chances Are, You’ve Voted in One.
7.28.2025
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Richard Barton
Why Eliminating Party Primaries Would Strengthen Political Parties
Reform in Action
6.18.2025
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Carlo Macomber
Types of Primary Systems, Explained
10.29.2024
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Nick Troiano
The Case for Open Primaries
Research
5.1.2025
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Carlo Macomber
You’ve Heard About Special Interests In Politics. Here Are Three Things You Need To Know.
5.1.2024
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Carlo Macomber
New UA Institute Report: “Colorado’s Primary Problem”

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7.29.25
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Ross Sherman
STATEMENT: DC Council Fails to Fund Open Primaries Despite Voter Mandate

75,000 independents still barred from the elections that matter most

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Open primaries would give more voters a meaningful vote

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7.30.25
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All-Candidate Primaries Aren’t New. Chances Are, You’ve Voted in One.

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Types of Primary Systems, Explained

What are the primary rules in your state?

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Majority Rules is Now Just 30 Minutes—and Alaska’s Democracy Experiment Still Inspires

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How Sila Avcil Is Increasing Meaningful Votes in New Mexico

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How Many Votes Actually Sent Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress?

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New UA Institute Report: “Colorado’s Primary Problem”

How partisan primaries limit voter choice, power, and representation.

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Independent Voters and the Problem with Closed Primaries

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