If it had passed, it would have replaced the current closed primary election system for partisan offices, in which each political party nominates its own candidate for the general election.

For each partisan position, the ballot would list all candidates, also without regard for party registration.

[2] Former Oregon Secretaries of State Phil Keisling and Norma Paulus were the chief petitioners in favor of the measure.

[4] Opponents of the measure countered that every voter is free to register as a member of a political party to participate in the primary, and criticized the possibility that a general election race could have two candidates from the same party.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This Oregon government-related article is a stub.