TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It’s primary election day in Florida, but since not all the state’s registered voters get to participate, some folks believe it’s time to vote for a change in the system.
Florida is one of only a handful of states that has a completely closed primary – meaning that people can only cast a primary vote for the political party in which they’re registered. Duane Pike of Tampa, spokesman for the group Florida Fair and Open Primaries, said that’s a problem when millions of Floridians have either declared themselves “Independent” voters or registered “No Party Affiliation” or NPA. Under the current rules, that means they’re shut out of the primary.
