LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — More active voters in Nevada identify as non-partisan than Democrat or Republican, and Question 3 on the November ballot might go a long way toward giving them a bigger voice in elections.
The current process for primary elections shuts out anyone who isn’t registered with the major political parties, leaving it up to Republicans and Democrats to choose the candidates that dominate the ballot.
But Question 3 would change that by moving Nevada to an open primary with ranked-choice voting. The video below explains how it works:
An open primary allows any registered voter to participate, regardless of party affiliation.
The top five candidates would advance to the general election.
For non-partisan voters, it means they won’t be limited to a single Republican, a single Democrat and a list of minor party candidates that voters see now. Two or more from a single party could advance.
“As a voter, I want to be able to weigh and measure different ideas and decide who I want,” Sondra Cosgrove, executive director and chair of the board for Vote Nevada , a private nonprofit that works for “easy and fair access to informed voting.”