KOAA Channel 5 Headline: Colorado’s political parties come out against ranked-choice voting, open primary initiative
From The Article:
“Minor parties like the Green Party of Colorado are also against the measure, worried it will keep them off the ballots altogether.
“Just like the origin of this proposal, it’s backed by big money. So in the open primary, what you’re going to find is those who have access to those resources, and those who are interested in protecting their corporate interests, they’re going to fund the candidates that best align with them,” said Patrick Dillon, co-chair of the Green Party of Colorado.
Dillon said he supports ranked-choice voting and points to how Boulder had successfully conducted that system in local elections but doesn’t support the overall initiative due to the open primaries.
There is also fear that the system will advance only four Republicans or only four Democrats in some of the state’s more partisan districts.”
