Every eligible voter should be able to vote for any candidate, regardless of party, in every taxpayer-funded election. Period.
Open, all-candidate primaries give all voters a greater voice in who represents them, forcing politicians to listen to all of their constituents and put country over party to deliver real solutions.
Over 80% of elections are no longer competitive in the general election. That means the only election that truly matters is the one where both parties pick their candidates: partisan primaries. However, millions of voters are locked out of these consequential primary elections. Candidates are incentivized to pander to the base of their party in order to get elected and remain in office.
As a result, partisan primaries produce career politicians who refuse to compromise; they are unaccountable to a majority of voters and instead are beholden to special interests that influence these low turn-out elections.
Every voter, regardless of party, gets a voice that matters and a ballot that counts.
States with nonpartisan primaries have, on average, six points higher turnout. Seth J. Hill
All candidates, regardless of party, compete on a level playing field, providing voters better choices in both the primary and general elections.
Elected officials are incentivized to represent a majority of their voters and put country over party to deliver real results.
Since 2019, Unite America has been the largest investor to help win, implement, and defend the country’s first top-four nonpartisan primary and instant run-off general election in Alaska.
Upon first use in 2022, the new system increased participation, improved representation, and dampened polarization.
The Primary Solution in Alaska
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The Primary Solution in Alaska
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A majority of states (46) use partisan primaries to nominate candidates to the general election: 15 states allow all voters to choose which primary to vote in (“open”); 15 states allow only independents to choose which primary to vote in (“semi-open”), and 16 states allow Democrats and Republicans to vote in their own party’s primary, unless the parties themselves permit independents to participate (“closed”). Four states allow all eligible voters, regardless of party, to vote in all taxpayer funded federal elections (“open, all-candidate primaries”). Hover over the states below for more information on each.
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