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Before You Argue About Primaries or Ranked-Choice Voting, Understand the System First

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Aug 24, 2026
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by Brandon Burley and The Redemption Project

Open primaries, closed primaries and ranked-choice voting are often thrown into the same election-reform debate. They do not solve the same problem. Understanding what each rule actually controls is the first step toward having a useful argument about changing it.

Most Tennesseans can tell you whom they voted…

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