We’ll talk about the roll-out of semi-open primaries. Maine will be running semi-open primaries for the first time in 2024. We’ll explain to voters what to expect and what important deadlines and new procedures may pertain. And we’ll talk about how semi-open primaries might affect voter behavior and election outcomes.
In case you missed it live, you can listen from the archive here.
Special guests:
- Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State.
- Jill Goldthwait, Hancock County journalist and political columnist, former Maine state senator (unenrolled)
- Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Professor of Political Science; Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research; Northwestern University
This show will be pre-recorded; no listener calls will be taken. Comments and questions may be emailed to news@weru.org with Democracy Forum on the subject line. Learn more here.
WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, streaming at weru.org
