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The 'open primaries' measure will appear on the ballot, but votes for it might not be counted
Source: Arizona Mirror
By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy - August 26, 2024
Voters will see a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries on their ballots in November, but whether their votes will actually count remains very up in the air.
If they approve Proposition 140, it would amend the Arizona Constitution to create an open primary system where all candidates for federal, state and local offices would face off in a single primary election instead of segregated partisan elections. Those primaries would also include candidates who are politically unaffiliated.
The proposal, known as the Make Arizona Elections Fair Act, would allow all registered voters to choose from all the candidates in the primary, and the top vote-getters would advance to the general election, even if they don’t represent different parties.
The Arizona Supreme Court last week declared the ballot measure is constitutional, rejecting a legal challenge mounted by the Republican and Democratic parties and ordering elections officials to place Prop. 140 on the ballot. That order came just before the deadlines counties faced for sending ballot to be printed.
However, another legal challenge on the signatures gathered for it to be placed on the ballot is still ongoing.
If they approve Proposition 140, it would amend the Arizona Constitution to create an open primary system where all candidates for federal, state and local offices would face off in a single primary election instead of segregated partisan elections. Those primaries would also include candidates who are politically unaffiliated.
The proposal, known as the Make Arizona Elections Fair Act, would allow all registered voters to choose from all the candidates in the primary, and the top vote-getters would advance to the general election, even if they don’t represent different parties.
The Arizona Supreme Court last week declared the ballot measure is constitutional, rejecting a legal challenge mounted by the Republican and Democratic parties and ordering elections officials to place Prop. 140 on the ballot. That order came just before the deadlines counties faced for sending ballot to be printed.
However, another legal challenge on the signatures gathered for it to be placed on the ballot is still ongoing.
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