open primary
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Voters in California may get a chance to remake the state’s open primary system in two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Unlike many states, California holds an "open" primary, meaning voters can select candidates from any party.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
We should welcome a raucous, open primary to thrash out who we are and what and who we’re going to fight for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
In Illinois, you don't register under a party, so it's kind of an open primary.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
Des Moines, Iowa, added to the Galveston plan the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, put in force a merit system for subordinate officials, and adopted the non-partisan open primary.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Henry Kalloch Rowe
