Eight States Reject "Open Primaries" and Ranked Choice Voting

Landslide victory for traditional primary and voting systems.

Open primary and rank choice voting efforts fail around the country.

Open Primaries

SOUTH DAKOTA rejects Amendment H - 66% NO

• open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot

• the top two vote recipients advance to the general election

MONTANA rejects Amendment 126 - 51% NO

• open primaries for state offices and U.S. legislative offices in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot

• the top four vote recipients advance to the general election.

Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting

IDAHO rejects Proposition 1 - 70% NO

• open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot

• the top four vote recipients for each office advance to a general election

• ranked choice voting would be used in general elections

ARIZONA rejects Proposition 140 — 59% NO

• open primaries in which candidates of all parties compete against each other

• a certain number of candidates advance to the general election

• ranked choice voting would be required for general elections with more than two candidates

COLORADO rejects Proposition 131 - 55% NO

• open primaries in which candidates of all parties for state offices and federal legislative offices appear on the same ballot

• ranked choice voting used in general elections

NEVADA rejects Question 1 - 54% NO

• open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot

• the top five vote recipients for each office advance to the general election

• ranked choice voting would be used in general elections

ALASKA approves Measure 2 - 51% YES

• repeal Alaska's open primary system in which the top four vote recipients, regardless of party, advance to the general election

• repeal the use of ranked choice voting in general elections

Ranked Choice Voting

OREGON rejects Measure 117 - 59% NO

• ranked choice voting in elections for federal offices and state executive offices

• would allow local governments to use ranked choice voting in elections