Shawn Griffiths

1 week ago | thefulcrum.us | Shawn Griffiths

CARSON CITY, NEV. - A surprise last-minute bill to open primary elections to Nevada’s largest voting bloc, registered unaffiliated voters, moved quickly through the state legislature and was approved by a majority of lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session Monday. The bill, AB597, allows voters not registered with a political party to pick between a Republican and Democratic primary ballot in future election cycles.

4 weeks ago | thefulcrum.us | Shawn Griffiths

LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Nevada’s largest registered voting bloc – unaffiliated voters – could soon gain access to the state’s taxpayer-funded primaries, if a new bill from Democratic Nevada House Speaker Steve Yeager becomes law. The bill, AB597, was introduced Monday with one week left in the session. It gives registered unaffiliated voters the option to submit an online request for a party's primary ballot no later than 14 days ahead of a primary or during in-person voting.

1 month ago | thefulcrum.us | Shawn Griffiths

WASHINGTON, D.C. - There is an old saying: All politics is local. However, many voters may get the impression this is becoming less and less a reality -- particularly in US House and Senate elections where candidates are elected to represent specific districts or states, but campaign to a national audience. This is because local influence in the most contested races is dying out -- a statement not contrived from opinion, but fact.

Feb 19, 2025 | thefulcrum.us | Shawn Griffiths

The nonprofit reform group Open Primaries hosted its first Primary Buzz Discussion of 2025 last week. But this conversation worked differently as Open Primaries President John Opdycke was the one being interviewed. Opdycke was interviewed by Chloe Akers, the Founder and CEO of The Best of Tennessee about the state of primary reform, lessons learned in the 2024 elections, and what reformers should focus on going forward. It wasn't a conversation of minced words.

Jan 31, 2025 | msn.com | Shawn Griffiths

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