Could New York ever switch to an open primary?

New York is one of 13 states where the presidential primary is closed for both major parties, meaning you must be registered in the party to vote in that party's primary.

OVER PETE BUTTIGIEGIN THE GRANITESTATE.NEW HAMPSHIREALLOWSINDEPENDENT VOTERSTO CHANGE THEIRREGISTRATION ANDVOTE IN EITHER THEDEMOCRATIC ORREPUBLICAN PRIMARY.THAT IS NOT ALLOWEDIN NEW YORK STATE.NEW AT 11 -- JEFFRUSACK LOOKS INTOWHETHER THATCOULD CHANGEBEFORE WE VOTE INAPRIL.PRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP SAID THISTHE OTHER DAYAHEAD OF THE NEWHAMPSHIRE PRIMARY:BECAUSE YOU HAVECROSSOVERS INPRIMARIES DON'T YOU?SO I HEAR A LOT OFREPUBLICANSTOMORROW WILL VOTEFOR THE WEAKESTCANDIDATE POSSIBLEOF THE DEMOCRATSDOES THAT MAKESENSE?

YOU PEOPLEWOULDN'T DO THAT.SO THAT GOT USTHINKING ABOUT NEWYORK AND ITSPRIMARIES.CAN VOTERSABOTAGE LIKE THISHAPPEN?ACCORDING TO THEREPUBLICAN ERIECOUNTY BOARD OFELECTIONSCOMMISSIONER..

ITALREADY IS.WHAT WE SEE THISYEAR IS A SITUATIONWHERE THERE IS ANEFFORT BY SOMEPEOPLE TO PARTYRAID, AND TO PACK APARTY FOR THEPURPOSE OFEFFECTING THE JUNEPRIMARY.NEW YORK IS ONE OF13 STATES WHERE THEPRESIDENTIALPRIMARY IS CLOSEDFOR BOTH MAJORPARTIES... MEANINGYOU MUST BEREGISTERED IN THEPARTY TO VOTE INTHAT PARTY'SPRIMARY.NEW YORK RECENTLYAPPROVED NEW LAWSTHAT ALLOWS VOTERSTO CHANGE THEIRPARTY EARLIER AHEADOF A PRIMARY.VOTERS AFFILIATED TOA PARTY CAN CHANGE60 DAYS BEFORE APRIMARY.INDEPENDENT VOTERSCAN CHANGE 25 DAYSBEFORE A PRIMARY.SOME..

SAY THESERECENT CHANGESAREN'T ENOUGH.THE EXCLUSION OFINDEPENDENTS IN THEFIRST ROUND OFVOTING IN THE FIRSTROUND IS A BIG, BIGPROBLEM.THE GROUP CALLEDOPEN PRIMARIES..

ISTRYING TO DO WHATTHEIR NAME SAYS.OPEN PRIMARIES.WE DON'T THINKTHERE SHOULD BE AREPUBLICAN PRIMARYAND DEMOCRATICPRIMARY WE THINKTHEIR SHOULD BE APUBLIC PRIMARYWHERE ALL THEVOTERS GET TO VOTEAND THE MOSTPOPULAR CANDIDATESGOES ONTO THEGENERAL ELECTION,REGARDLESS OFPARTY.THERE WASLEGISLATIONPROPOSED FOR THISCHANGE IN NEWYORK.

THE IDEANEVER MADE IT OUTOF COMMITTEE.THE HEAD OF OPENPRIMARIES SAYS THEGROUP IS NOTACTIVELY PURSUINGCHANGES IN NEWYORK..

THEY'RECONCENTRATING ONOTHER STATES.MOHRE SAYS IT'S ASLIPPERY SLOPE TOOPEN PRIMARIES INNEW YORK..ESPECIALLY SINCECANDIDATES CAN RUNIN MULTIPLE PARTIES.IF WE HAVE OPENPRIMARIES WE HAVEOTHER PARTIES THATCOME IN AND STARTRAIDING YOUR PARTYAND DETERMININGWHO YOURCANDIDATES AREGOING TO BE.THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF OPENPRIMARIES..

DOESN'TSEE THAT AS APROBLEM.IF YOU WANT TO VOTEFOR THE WEAKESTCANDIDATE, THAT'SYOUR RIGHT.

ASCITIZENS WE HAVE THERIGHT TO VOTE TO USETHAT VOTE INWHATEVER WAY WEWANT.ACCORDING TOEVERYONE WE SPOKEWITH TODAY..CHANCES ARE SLIMNEW YORK'SPRIMARIES WILL BEOPENED UP ANY TIMESOON.OF NOTE..

THE LASTDAY TO CHANGE YOURPARTY FOR THEPRESIDENTIALPRIMARY..

IS THISFRIDAY.JEFF RUSACK 7EWN.