open primary
a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
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How to use open primary in a sentence
The top five finishers from that open primary advance to the general election.
If We're Serious About Saving American Democracy, This Voting System Might Be the Key | Jonathan Haidt | November 1, 2021 | TimeYang was already in favor of ranked-choice voting, which allow people to select more than one candidate on their ballots, and open primaries, in which they don't need to be registered with a party to nominate its candidates.
The Trailer: Andrew Yang's got a new political party -- and he wants to change how we vote | David Weigel | October 7, 2021 | Washington PostMultiple studies find little or no evidence that more open primary systems attract more moderate candidates to run or to win more often.
Changing How Primaries Work Probably Won’t Make Politics Less Divisive | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | July 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIt’s just that more open primary systems — even Alaska’s top-four — aren’t likely to do much to diminish polarization.
Changing How Primaries Work Probably Won’t Make Politics Less Divisive | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | July 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe problem is that Mississippi has long operated as a state that functionally had an open primary.
This year, Arizona is considering the top-two open primary system similar to the one passed by California in 2010.
He beat five Socialists, including Royal, in an open primary last October.
Francois Hollande and Segolene Royal: France’s Political Fairytale | Tracy McNicoll | April 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPaul has consistently done best among young voters and independent voters in open primary states.
Arkansas has an open primary on May 22 and a deadline of Feb. 10.
Could Stephen Colbert Take Texas on Super Tuesday? | Josh Dzieza | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for open primary
US government a primary in which any registered voter may participate: Compare closed primary
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Cultural definitions for open primary
A type of direct primary open to voters regardless of their party affiliation. Voters need not publicly declare their party affiliation but must vote for candidates of only one party. The opposite is a closed primary, in which only registered members of a party may vote.
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