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Reform No. 03

Open Primaries to Independents

Permit unaffiliated voters to participate in federal primary elections in every state.

1%

of sitting members with a documented cosponsorship, signature or vote

6 of 539 members

CongressSupport for the question asked
Democrats
2%79%
Republicans
1%65%
Independents
0%70%

Voter figures: Emerson College / RealClear, commissioned by Unite America (an advocacy organization), Jan 2026.

Vehicle in the 119th Congress

What it does

The Let America Vote Act would require states to permit unaffiliated voters to participate in federal primary elections, and provide funding incentives for states to open their state and local primaries.

Where Congress stands.

Alabama · 0 of 9 with a documented actionAlaska · 0 of 3 with a documented actionArizona · 0 of 11 with a documented actionColorado · 0 of 10 with a documented actionFlorida · 0 of 29 with a documented actionGeorgia · 0 of 16 with a documented actionIndiana · 0 of 11 with a documented actionKansas · 0 of 6 with a documented actionMaine · 1 of 4 with a documented actionMassachusetts · 0 of 11 with a documented actionMinnesota · 0 of 10 with a documented actionNew Jersey · 0 of 14 with a documented actionNorth Carolina · 0 of 16 with a documented actionNorth Dakota · 0 of 3 with a documented actionOklahoma · 0 of 7 with a documented actionPennsylvania · 1 of 19 with a documented actionSouth Dakota · 0 of 3 with a documented actionTexas · 1 of 39 with a documented actionWyoming · 0 of 3 with a documented actionConnecticut · 0 of 7 with a documented actionMissouri · 0 of 10 with a documented actionWest Virginia · 0 of 4 with a documented actionIllinois · 0 of 19 with a documented actionNew Mexico · 0 of 5 with a documented actionArkansas · 0 of 6 with a documented actionCalifornia · 0 of 54 with a documented actionDelaware · 0 of 3 with a documented actionDistrict of Columbia · 0 of 1 with a documented actionHawaii · 0 of 4 with a documented actionIowa · 0 of 6 with a documented actionKentucky · 0 of 8 with a documented actionMaryland · 0 of 10 with a documented actionMichigan · 0 of 15 with a documented actionMississippi · 0 of 6 with a documented actionMontana · 0 of 4 with a documented actionNew Hampshire · 0 of 4 with a documented actionNew York · 2 of 28 with a documented actionOhio · 0 of 17 with a documented actionOregon · 0 of 8 with a documented actionTennessee · 0 of 11 with a documented actionUtah · 0 of 6 with a documented actionVirginia · 0 of 13 with a documented actionWashington · 1 of 12 with a documented actionWisconsin · 0 of 10 with a documented actionNebraska · 0 of 5 with a documented actionSouth Carolina · 0 of 9 with a documented actionIdaho · 0 of 4 with a documented actionNevada · 0 of 6 with a documented actionVermont · 0 of 3 with a documented actionLouisiana · 0 of 8 with a documented actionRhode Island · 0 of 4 with a documented action
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