A national campaign is advocating for ballot measures in six states to eliminate partisan primaries in an effort to reduce polarization in the country. The campaign, led by Unite America, aims to replace traditional primaries with nonpartisan ones or ranked choice voting. The goal is to address a system where 85% of congressional seats are effectively filled in partisan primaries, leading to elected officials primarily representing their party's voters.
The ballot measures include proposals to switch to ranked choice voting in Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, and South Dakota, and to nonpartisan primaries in Arizona and Montana. In Oregon, an initiative would allow parties to run their own primaries but require the use of ranked choice voting in certain races.
