Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press - September 21, 2019
PHOENIX (AP) — A group of independents and some Democrats are making a longshot push to convince the Arizona Democratic Party to open its presidential primary to voters who decline to join a political party.
The effort is forcing Democratic activists to weigh their inclusive values against fears of conservative meddling.
Garrett Archer - September 20, 2019
PHOENIX — Maricopa county recorder Adrian Fontes will be bringing reams of papers with him to the State Democratic meeting tomorrow.
Fontes will ask the state committee to allow him to introduce an emergency resolution that will open Arizona’s presidential preference election to the state’s almost 1.3 million independents, or “party not declared” registrants. Since its creation in 1996, the presidential preference election has been a “closed” election, which means that voters that wish to participate must be registered in one of the state’s recognized political parties.
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Opinion: Abe Kwok, Arizona Republic - September 20, 2019
Independents have valid arguments to vote in Arizona presidential primaries. But they must rely on a political party to make it happen.
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