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Reform No. 03

Open Primaries to Independents

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

187 of 536 members/35% of Congress documented as supporting this reform

Breakdown/183 D·2 R·2 I

Vehicle in the 119th Congress

Also crediting cosponsors of prior versions

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.

How members will be scored

Recorded as supporting if they are a cosponsor of the Let America Vote Act, or have a documented public position in favor of opening federal primaries.

Where Congress stands.

187 of 536 members of Congress have a recorded position supporting this reform (cosponsorship or sponsorship of one of the listed bills).

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District of Columbia

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New York

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Ohio

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Rhode Island

South Carolina

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Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

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