2024 Year-End Review
- Melanie Combs-Dyer
- Dec 6, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 5, 2024


This was a massive year for our movement.
Because of supporters like you our growing movement:
Placed 8 open primary referendums on the ballot.
Scored 2 important victories in Alaska and Washington DC.
Generated more positive press in one year than the last ten years combined.
Attracted hundreds of new leaders and spokespeople--from New Hampshire to New Mexico.
What we’re doing is controversial. Why? Because we are touching on two issues that the bipartisan status quo would prefer we ignore: the rise of “I’m not team red or team blue” voters, and lack of competition in our politics.
The status quo will oppose us every step of the way as we work to enact open and nonpartisan primaries. How do we overcome their opposition? There are no short cuts.
We have to build a strong and diverse movement. That’s our mission and we need your help and involvement.

We have so many opportunities over the next 2 years to:
Develop strong spokespeople, leadership and campaigns.
Foster ballot measures/initiatives.
Pursue lawsuits and litigation challenging the taxpayer funding of public elections that exclude millions of voters.
Champion the 2026 Oklahoma ballot campaign.
Build an army of independent voters and mobilize them to protest their exclusion on primary day 2026.
Support legislative efforts in multiple states.
Defend open primaries from legislators who prefer a closed system.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Help us build the open primaries movement. Make a tax-deductible contribution to our 2025 organizing fund today.
Thank you in advance,
The Open Primaries Team
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