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Senator Tucker pitches open-primary amendment to let any voter choose in primaries
Summary
Senator Tucker presented SJR 6, a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment to replace party primaries with a top-two open primary for most state and federal offices, saying it would expand voter participation; committee members raised concerns about party labeling and plurality winners during questioning.
Little Rock — Senator Tucker introduced SJR 6 to the Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee as a proposed constitutional amendment to establish open primaries for congressional, state, county, prosecutorial and judicial offices.
Under Tucker's proposal, voters on primary day could select any candidate regardless of party; the two candidates receiving the most votes would advance to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation. "When a voter walks into the polling…
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