Independent Party of Oregon to have open primary

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Independent Party of Oregon has decided to open its 2016 primary election to non-affiliated voters.

More than 100,000 Oregonians belong to the political party that recently won major party status, like the Democrats and Republicans.

But you won’t have to be a member to vote in its state-funded primary election in May 2016. Party officials told the Secretary of State’s office last week that Oregon’s 450,000 nonaffiliated voters will have a say in which Independent Party candidates advance to the November general election.