Open primaries initiative reaches 50,000 signatures
COEUR d'ALENE — Idahoans for Open Primaries has secured 50,000 signatures for its petition to end closed primaries, according to a press release.
The group seeks to place the Open Primaries Initiative on the November 2024 ballot. If successful, the ballot measure would create a nonpartisan primary system that is open to all voters, a press release said.
The current closed primary system, which began in 2011, prevents 270,000 independent voters in the state from voting in Idaho’s primary elections unless they join a political party.
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