8 hours ago · The panel, created by Mayor Eric Adams, said it would introduce other ballot initiatives, but not a proposal that would allow all voters to participate in primaries regardless of party.

11 hours ago · Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. A proposal to switch New York City to an open primary system — allowing voters in any party to …

“Citizens Union is deeply disappointed by the Charter Revision Commission’s decision not to advance a proposal for open primaries in New York City. This is a lost opportunity to strengthen …

5 days ago · Currently, these voters are locked out of the primaries. The commission’s likeliest proposal to fix this — known as a jungle primary — would take from California and other places …

Jul 7, 2025 · The switch to “open primaries” from closed primaries would fundamentally change elections in the city, in ways that are hard to fathom (that’s not to say it’s unprecedented — …

2 days ago · The Commission’s proposal: Open Primaries for City Elections, in which all voters and all candidates participate, regardless of party membership, and the top two candidates advance …

17 hours ago · Open primaries will strengthen democracy by allowing the 1.1 million unaffiliated voters to participate in the primary process.