New Lawsuit: Oregon’s Closed Primaries Violate State Constitution

New lawsuit: Oregon’s closed primaries violate state Constitution

The challenge comes as more Oregonians than ever are excluded from primary contests that decide many general elections.

New lawsuit says Oregon’s closed primaries violate the constitution - The New Era

The challenge comes as more Oregonians than ever are excluded from primary contests that decide many general elections.   BY NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism Project A new lawsuit seeks to break the stranglehold Oregon’s two major political primaries have on legislative and statewide elections. The nonprofit Our Primary Voices and one of its members, Mark Porter, a resident of Clackamas County, filed the lawsuit on June 25 in Marion County Circui…