In Episode 82, US Senate candidate Catherine Fleming Bruce, brings up South Carolina attempting to close their primaries to registered party members. But then Dr. Jermaine Johnson, candidate for SC Governor, makes a great point.
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From WTOPNews.com: Maryland voters sue election board over ‘unconstitutional’ closed primaries
In contested 2022 congressional and legislative elections, states with at least partially closed primaries blocked about two in five registered voters from casting ballots, a Lee Enterprises analysis found.
Hear from David Thornburgh about how an open primary system in #PA would create a more representative election process while also diminishing polarization.
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April 10, 20236:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.REGISTER NOW USING THIS LINKRepealing Closed Primaries: A Path to Better Government in Pennsylvania.David Thornburgh, Chair of the Committee of Seventy’s Ballot Pa initiative and son of former PA Governor and U.S.
I just took action to urge my State Representative to repeal PA's #ClosedPrimaries, which bar almost 1.3 million Pennsylvanians from participating each year. You can do the same here:
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