News & Analysis

New Mexico Governor Signs Open Primaries Bill, Granting 330,000 Voters A More Meaningful Say

With SB 16 now law, independent voters will have the freedom to participate in the most consequential elections

Independents Are The Biggest Voting Bloc In The Country. Will Congress Grant Them Full Voting Rights?

The Let America Vote Act would ensure every eligible voter’s freedom to vote in every taxpayer-funded federal election

Alaska Voters Recommit to Open Primaries, Reject Repeal Effort

Top-four elections continue to demonstrate positive impact

Research Brief: Growing Cohort of Independent Voters Becomes Critical Segment of Electorate

Excluding independents from primaries leaves out 23 million ideologically diverse and pragmatic voters.

Research Brief: Significant Share of Young Voters Are Independents

Almost half of all voters now forgo party labels, and are particularly vulnerable to exclusion under closed primary rules.

Research Brief: Why Are Most Congressional Elections Uncompetitive?

Disentangling gerrymandering and geographic sorting

How Many Votes Actually Sent Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress?

Commentary: How Fear of Being ‘Primaried’ Is Breaking Senate’s Constitutional Role

The Case for Open Primaries

Not Invited to the Party Primary

Independent Voters and the Problem with Closed Primaries

Alaska’s Election Model

Check out our latest research on Alaska's election system

Conservatives Should Look More Closely at Systemic Election Reforms

American Enterprise Institute describes why conservatives should embrace structural election reforms as a solution to government dysfunction