Voter groups look to open political primaries in Florida
MIAMI — Florida Independent Voting.Org wants to change the way political party primaries are conducted in the Sunshine State.
Florida and 18 other states have closed primary. That means only
people registered with a political party may cast ballots in primary
elections, where party candidates are chosen for the general election.
But FIV says that locks out 40 percent of voters from the primary
process.The group is promoting its ‘Top 2 Open Primaries’ that seeks to “put the power back into the hands of voters instead of political parties.”
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