Open Primaries: Is a Primary Election that does Not require Voters to be Affiliated with a Political Party, in Order to Vote for Partisan Candidates. This allows Independents to select which Party Ballot they want to vote with.
On July 2nd, the "Idaho Open Primaries" Initiative Group, lined up at the steps of the Idaho State Capitol, and Filled with about 97,000 Signatures gathered across every County in the State.
“It’s a tremendous achievement for our campaign. Over 2,000 Volunteers worked to make this happen. They did it because they believe that all voters, regardless of party affiliation, should be able to participate in every Idaho election,” Idahoans for Open Primaries Spokesperson Luke Mayville declared.
The Initiative will Officially be on the November Ballot, as the Idaho Secretary of State's Office announced it has Met All Requirements.
The Office said that Idahoans for Open Primaries, the group Behind the Initiative, met the threshold of 62,895 Petition Signatures, which is 6% of Total Voters.
The Secretary of State's Office was the Final Verification needed before it Qualified for the Ballot.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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