New Research Estimates Cost of Closed Primary Elections, Implementing Partisan Voter Registration
- Maryland Forward
- Sep 4
- 1 min read
By: Carlo Marcomber
“In a closed primary, only voters registered with a political party can participate. Independent voters are excluded from participating in these taxpayer-funded elections.
New analysis from The Elections Group estimates the cost of administering primary elections in three of the sixteen closed primary states through an analysis of available data and a novel methodological approach. This research helps quantify the cost to taxpayers — including independent voters — to hold primary elections that exclude certain voters. The topline? The administration of closed primary elections — including staffing costs, ballot production, and mail ballot services — comes at a considerable cost to taxpayers.”
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