If approved, New Mexico would need to change state law to move its primary date, a change that would also affect Republican and minor party primaries. The state’s semi-open primary system allows unaffiliated voters to participate in the Democratic contest. “Across the country, Democrats have struggled to earn support from rural, working-class, Native American, and Hispanic and Latino voters,” state party Chair Sara Attleson said in a statement. “In just a decade, Democrats in New Mexico have turned our state into a bright blue beacon along the Southern Border.”Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Sara Attleson. Officials from the Republican Party of New Mexico did not respond to questions about the party’s support of moving up the primary.