MELANIE'S CORNER

In Melanie`s corner, the founder of Let Us Vote MD will share:

Intresting articles about Open Primaries;
Recent meetings she has attended;
Intresting socials.

Virtual Campaign Rally

Open Primaries, Unite America, the Forward Party, Veterans for All Voters, Independentvoting.org , and the Independent Voter Project are...

Oct 15, 2024

Let America Vote Act

Co-sponsors Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) authored the bi-partisan Let America Vote Act. The Act would...

Oct 8, 2024

Melanie Combs-Dyer speaks at Harford County Board of Elections meeting 9/25/2024

Sep 25, 2024

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL CONVENTION

Denver, Colorado September 17-19, 2024

Sep 1, 2024

Read Open Primaries The Primary Buzz (8/16/2024)

Aug 18, 2024

Read the Op Ed from Let Us Vote MD Executive Director Melanie Combs-Dyer in the August 8th Baltimore Sun.

Aug 8, 2024

Maryland Must Open Primaries to All Voters

Melanie Combs-Dyer of Let Us Vote MD advocates for a fundamental shift in Maryland’s election system—opening primaries to all voters,...

Aug 7, 2024

Party Control in Maryland’s Counties

The 2018 LWVMD study found that in several Maryland counties, one-party dominance can exclude voters from meaningful electoral...

Jul 17, 2024

PBS NewsHour segment on Alaska’s Top-4 Open Primary system 5/30/24

How the parties select their candidates is a major factor in the increasing partisanship we’ve seen in recent years. Recently Alaska has...

Jul 2, 2024

League of Women Voters of Maryland: Support for Open Primaries

Following a comprehensive two-year study, the LWVMD officially endorsed open primaries in 2018. Their findings contributed to broader...

Jun 19, 2024

Independent Voters of Maryland Brochure

Our main outreach tool—this printable brochure succinctly explains who we are and why open primaries matter. Ideal for handing out at...

Jun 18, 2024

Primaries in Maryland: Background Report

This in-depth report from the League of Women Voters details the findings from their multi-year study of Maryland’s primary system. It’s...

Jun 4, 2024

Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America

By Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter This analysis draws on business principles to examine how closed political systems harm...

May 22, 2024

Evaluating California’s Top-Two Primary

By the USC Schwarzenegger Institute A data-driven evaluation shows that California's top-two primary model increases bipartisan behavior...

May 14, 2024

Jared Diamond on Democracy and Polarization

Renowned author Jared Diamond explores how systemic exclusion and polarization threaten American democracy. He warns that without reform,...

Mar 20, 2024

Polarization is destroying democracy,and we can DO something about it!

by Dona Sauerburger Written in 2020, with notes added in 2022 Polarization - an "us vs. them" mentality and being unwilling to listen to...

Jul 16, 2022

The REAL "Operation Chaos"

By John Opdycke, President of Open Primaries March 2, 2020 For weeks, the media has been whipping up hysteria about a sinister Donald...

Mar 2, 2022