Independents may be the largest Group of Voters in Nevada, but Gov. Lombardo (R) chose to continue their Second-Class Status in the State by Vetoing a Bill this week, that would have allowed them to Vote in Party Primary Elections. The Bill had been Fast-Tracked through the Legislature as a Reaction to the increasing Political Pressure that the Rapid Growth of independent Voters are having on Politics in the State.
Not only that, but Lombardo also made the False Claim that giving Independent Voters access to Taxpayer-Funded Primary Elections would go against the will of Nevada Voters, even though those Independent Voters Payed the Taxes that Supperted those Primaries.
Undeterred, longtime Open Primary Activists in Nevada. are Planning on Mobilizing Substantial Support for Reform in the State, by working to establish a Right-to-Vote for Independents in the State’s Voter Bill of Rights, which is in the Nevada Constitution. As thr Executive Director of Vote Nevada Sondra Cosgrove declared: “To protect civil rights in Nevada, every eligible voter must be empowered to participate fully in all publicly financed elections.” Texas GOP retains Law Firm, claims it’s Filing Litigation to Close the Primaries
The Texas GOP Amended their Pparty Platform last year, to include Closing the Primaries as a Priority, but Two Bills that would have done so Failed to move Forward in the Legislature in this year’s Session. Texas Law currently combines Non-Partisan Voter Registration with an Open Primary that allows every Voter to Pick a Ballot.
With the Legislative Route stalling, the Texas GOP is now pursuing Litigation. They Retained a Law Firm and announced they will be Filing Litigation imminently to Close the State’s Primaries. They are Claiming without any Pproof, that their move is the Result of Democrats Voting in Republican Party Primaries. So called “Cross Over Voting” has long been Proven Not to Happen in any Meaningful way, but it’s a Common Excuse for Partisan Manipulation.
2025 has been an Extraordinary year for the Open Primaries Movement. The Number of Real Time Breakthroughs, Activities, Explorations, and Conversations that have already occurred have been Mind-Boggling. In a New Open Letter to the Primary Reform Movement, Open Primaries President John Opdycke, Reviews everything that’s happened so far and what it means.
Why’s it all happening? as Opdycke concludes, “we are gaining traction because we are doing the work, and because our message of fairness and inclusion makes sense to the vast majority of Americans - and the politicians know it.”
Oklahoma United Takes State To Court to Fight Regressive New Ballot Law. Last month, the Oklahoma Legislature Passed Senate Bill 1027, a Regressive New Law that Changes how Signatures for Ballot Initiatives are Collected, by Limiting how many can be Collected in the State’s most Populous Counties and Requiring a Minimum be Collected in the Least Populated.
This New Law is directly aimed to Hinder the Process of Oklahomans getting Initiatives they Care about on the Ballot. Margaret Kobos, Founder of Oklahoma United, laid it out Perfectly: "Now supporters of Vote Yes on 836, the campaign to get open primaries on the ballot in the Sooner State, have filed suit, claiming that the Oklahoma Constitution prohibits new laws from retroactively changing the rules for proceedings that have already begun. They say the Oklahoma Supreme Court reaffirmed that principle just last year."
NEW MEXICO: OPENING PRIMARIES TO INDEPENDENT VOTERS IMPROVES INCLUSIVITY AND REPRESENTATION
A New Op-Ed in the Albuquerque Journal from Bob Perls, a Leader of the successful Effort to Open the Primaries in New Mexico this year, lays out theCchanges He’s expecting to come from allowing Independent Voters the Franchise and Calls for Building even Deeper Reform in the State.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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