Over the last 100 years, the political system has developed so that parties, and not people, control the outcome of the elections. From gerrymandering to ballot access laws, independent-minded voters and candidates have been systematically shut out of the political process. This section focuses on electoral reforms that can help re-shape our elections into the representative democracy it was meant to be. This section will follow the developments and changes made to our national, state and local electoral process.
The Yes on 37 and No on 37 campaigns each report drastically different estimates regarding California Proposition 37’s potential effects on annual household food costs. The discrepancy is largely a result of.
The state of Montana and Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, are making their case for campaign finance reform. Montana is engaged in an ongoing legal battle to.
Americans clearly want a different kind of politics and electing independents to Congress has real potential to hasten change.
Prop 40 was a response by Republicans who believe the recently redrawn state senate districts are unfair and favor Democrats.
The voter registration process in America had remained relatively stolid, unaltered, and outdated until technology advanced enough for its progression.
California Proposition 39 multistate businesses would be required to calculate state tax using one method only, generating $1 billion for for the state.
Less than one month away from California’s first full top two runoff election under its new open primary system, the Golden State’s new method for electing its lawmakers has created.
