Closed and Open Primaries

Stu Johnson, WEKU — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:01:00 +0000

During next week’s primary, as they have done for decades, members of the Democratic Party will choose their candidates and Republicans will do the same. The system is called a ‘closed primary.’ It excludes voters without a party affiliation. It also means voters registered in one party cannot vote in another party’s primary. Now, there’s been discussion in one statewide office race about the pros and cons of opening up the Kentucky primary a bit.

Candidate Matches Strange Bedfellows

Wed, 11 May 2011 20:31:55 +0000

With less than a week until the primary election, Democratic secretary of state candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes has announced that Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo will serve as statewide co-chairs of her campaign.