The 'open primaries' ballot measure seemingly has too few signatures, but its fate is unclear • Arizona Mirror

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The 'open primaries' ballot measure seemingly has too few signatures, but its fate is unclear • Arizona Mirror

Photo by Getty ImagesA ballot proposition to end partisan primaries appears to have thousands of duplicate signatures, putting it below the threshold to be placed on the ballot. But what that means for voters remains to be seen. Proposition 140 would amend the Arizona Constitution to create an open primary system where all candidates for federal, state and local offices would face off in a single primary election instead of segregated partisan e…