Video News Release: Primary Election Reform Options

VIDEO NEWS RELEASE from the Platte Institute

Contact: Adam Weinberg
(402) 500-0209
aweinberg@platteinstitute.org

New podcast: Nebraska’s “Primary Problem”
Electoral reforms to make primaries more competitive

OMAHA, NE — The vote total for the winning candidate in Nebraska’s recent Republican gubernatorial primary equaled just more than 7% of registered voters. Election policy expert Tyler Fisher from Unite America joins Jim Vokal to discuss how the structure of primaries impacts voter representation and the quality of governing on the latest episode of the Nebraskanomics podcast available at PlatteInstitute.org.

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