Proponents for the reform argue that it creates a more amicable and less politically divisive electoral process by requiring candidates to reach beyond their party's activist base in order to garner majority support from the broader public.

Our ballots are too long and too complex. There is, however, a better way to reduce the complexity of Nevada's ballots.  We could simply reduce the number of races and ballot initiatives that reach our ballot.

If these donors are to be believed, they decided what reforms we need, funded ad campaigns and a slick website, and all we need to do is vote yes to receive their ready-made "reforms."

Enter the closed primary system, in which the parties cherry-pick their candidates and advantage them with endorsements and dollars. The parties' anointed few almost always win their primary elections.

For many nonpartisan voters, our current electoral process leaves significant room for improvement as it so often incentivizes candidates to pander to narrow factions of increasingly unappealing political parties.

Forty percent of all Nevada voters — about 900,000 people — are currently excluded from voting in closed primary elections. If a registered voter wants to cast a ballot, they should be able to do that without issue.

In spite of fast-growing increases in nonpartisan registration in Nevada and beyond, the "politics industry" continues to act like we don't exist. Party bosses and political insiders can only see the world in "blue" or "red."