Dear Mike, thank you for reading. Of course I am aware of those people and organizations. The point of these calculations is to demonstrate whether there is a benefit, and its likely relative magnitude, of various hypothetical changes to the law. For example, universal turnout has its merits, but building moderation might not be one of them, at least in the absence of other changes. I hope we will be in touch. Best, Sam Wang
Correction - Maine has a ranked-choice general election, but not an all-party primary. Thanks to Ben Sheehan for catching that. Also, a few states have all-party primaries for state legislature only, Nebraska and Louisiana.
Great article! Thanks, Sam
I believe this is consistent with the views of "www.ReformElectionsNow.org/about/" as well as the Academics Task Force on Election Reform, whose book was published this month: https://www.rienner.com/title/Electoral_Reform_in_the_United_States_Proposals_for_Combating_Polarization_and_Extremism - Have you met yet with one of the editors of that book Ned Foley, who is a Princeton Fellow this year on leave from Ohio State's Election Law Institute? I am sure you are also familiar with the work by Open Primaries on Nonpartisan Primaries, among other related options. Please contact me if you have a chance: otten@alumni.princeton.edu
Dear Mike, thank you for reading. Of course I am aware of those people and organizations. The point of these calculations is to demonstrate whether there is a benefit, and its likely relative magnitude, of various hypothetical changes to the law. For example, universal turnout has its merits, but building moderation might not be one of them, at least in the absence of other changes. I hope we will be in touch. Best, Sam Wang
Correction - Maine has a ranked-choice general election, but not an all-party primary. Thanks to Ben Sheehan for catching that. Also, a few states have all-party primaries for state legislature only, Nebraska and Louisiana.
For a list of how each states' primaries are conducted, see this Ballotpedia article: https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_election_types_by_state