SIMILAR EFFORTS HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST…BUT THERE IS YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO END NEW MEXICO’S CLOSED PRIMARY SYSTEM. A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT, CLAIMING CLOSED PRIMARIES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO SAYS THE MOMENTUM SEEMS TO BE SWINGING TOWARD OPENING UP THE PRIMARIES TO ALL VOTERS.
FERGUSON SAYS VOTERS NOT AFFILIATED WITH A MAJOR PARTY NOW MAKE UP 23-PERCENT OF TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS STATEWIDE…LEAVING THEM WITHOUT A VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
