65% of Louisiana voters support our current primary system. The current system is favored by voters, regardless of partisan affiliation: 65% of Republicans and 63% of Democrats favor the current system. Only 26% of Louisiana voters want to close the primaries.

821,906 voters in Louisiana (28%) are not registered with either political party, and would not be able to participate in primaries that ALL taxpayers pay for.

There are more than 284,000 veterans in Louisiana, and many of them register as political independents. Closed primaries prevent independents from voting in the primary. Those who fight to preserve our republic, ought to have the right to vote in all elections. Further, some of the $90 million dollar expense could support the state’s veterans; the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs only spends $59.86 per veteran each year.

Closed primaries would mean a minority of voters would decide a majority of all elections. In other states, closed primary turnout averages just 18.5%.