"The two reforms have different constituencies, different opponents, different political/social histories, and are at very different points in their journeys towards public understanding and acceptance."
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"But the dominant culture within the reform movement for the past 6 years has been that combining open primaries with RCV is the gold standard. The victory in Alaska in 2020 reinforced this. This has created distortions that should be unraveled."
"Combining open primaries with ranked choice voting weighed down ballot referendums in Colorado and Idaho and even bled over into states that did not combine them, like Arizona and South Dakota."
(I would add that it weighed down Montana, as well)
"This is not an argument for a rigid or antagonistic divorce. What we should not do is combine them in ways that are forced or premature, particularly for a state-wide campaign."
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(I would add that it weighed down Montana, as well)
2) Attract more investment for early stage voter education and leadership development.
3) Use defense, litigation and legislation campaigns to build the foundation of our movement.
5) Take the fight to our opponents.
A detailed report will be coming from the Open Primaries team early 2025. You can read their full letter here:
https://letusvote.org/r?u=MvSslwuXxC…