Representatives Parajon and Rubio shared their support for semi-open primaries in this op-ed piece in the Albuquerque Journal.

"The fact of the matter is that young people are registering as unaffiliated voters at an increasingly overwhelming rate. Young people in New Mexico vote at some of the lowest rates in the country. It’s not because they don’t want to participate, it’s because there are barriers to participating — like closed primaries."

"New Mexico must align our voting system with our values"