Vote YES on 3: All-Party Primaries

09/01/2026

📝 Independent Voter

“While it might seem simple to declare a party long enough to vote and then go back to being unenrolled, being forced to pick a party’s ballot — and subsequently being shut out of races that appear on the other party’s ballot — appears to be a disincentive to participation for unenrolled voters. Turnout rates are, indeed, lower for unenrolled voters in primary elections, and they are more likely to vote when they do not have to choose a partisan ballot.” - Danielle Allen

https://ivn.us/poll-51-of-massachusetts-voters-back-scrapping-party-primaries/

Massachusetts already lets independents vote in party primaries.

But they still have to pick a party’s ballot before they can pick a candidate.

Now 51% of voters support replacing that system with one primary open to everyone.

Should voters have to choose a party first just to choose who represents them? (Full story in the comments.)

09/01/2026

The most decisive election should NOT be the primary, where the least amount of young people and people of color show up to vote.

Vote YES on 3 this November 3rd for more competitive elections in the primary and general. Massachusetts deserves candidates who WORK to earn our support.

🗳️ Regardless, YOU should get out to vote today and make your voice heard!

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09/01/2026

Boston Globe Opinion sees it, and we know the voters do too.

Why should the election with the lowest turnout (10-20% of the electorate) be the decisive election? No one should be able to cruise through the general election and eliminate all competition for their seat through a low-turnout primary.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/01/opinion/primary-massachusetts-globe-endorsements/

08/31/2026

🪧 This is YOUR sign to grab a yard sign to show your support for democracy!

📍Shout-out to our supporters in Cheshire like Joyce Dattner, Cathy Stewart from Open Primaries , & co. Our movement for more representative elections are fueled by our grassroots organizers and volunteers from across different backgrounds, generations, and municipalities!

08/28/2026

Independent/Unenrolled voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans combined in 349 of the 351 municipalities in Massachusetts. In fact, every MA county is majority unenrolled.

Vote YES on Question 3 this November 3rd so that every voter, including independents, get to decide who goes onto the general election.

Both major parties shed thousands of voters over the past 18 months, according to new data from Secretary of State William F. Galvin’s office, continuing voters’ years-long drift away from the political parties and toward a version of independence.

08/27/2026

Records show that since 2014, more than 50 percent of all elections in Massachusetts have been completely uncontested — with only a single candidate who faces no opposition in either a primary or a general election. It’s no surprise that a growing number of voters are feeling like our elections ...

08/27/2026

More than 8% of Massachusetts voters had cast early ballots for the upcoming primary election as of Wednesday night, according to data from the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office. LINK IN COMMENTS⬇️

08/27/2026

Over half of elections in Massachusetts are completely uncontested this midterms.

That means that politicians don’t have to work for our votes and deliver on the issues that matter to us. More competition = more accountability.

Vote YES on Question 3 so that your elected official has to earn your vote.