WASHINGTON — Massachusetts voters will have the chance to scrap the state’s party primary system this November — a decision that has big implications for the many ambitious politicians eyeing the few top-tier offices in the state.
The referendum, which Secretary of State William Galvin on Tuesday officially certified as Question 3, would switch elections to what’s known as a jungle primary, where all candidates, regardless of party, run in a single, nonpartisan primary, and the two top vote-getters advance to the general.
Supporters of the change argue it could increase competition (and possibly, moderation) for top races by decreasing the
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