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 Minnesota voter ID law has split the state down party lines, leaving the decision up to voters in the November 6 general elections.
Unlike the USA, all of Canada is debating whether or not to make Internet voting a part of its election technology. The discussion has been building steam over the past.
Some Texas lawmakers returned from the Republican National Convention after the state suffered a bad week in federal court. Texas was found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting.
Recent skirmishes between the Republican and Libertarian parties are instructive examples of ballot access fights that too often happen elsewhere too.
After a battle in the courtroom, the non-partisan Arizona Open Primary, known as the “Open Elections/Open Government initiative” has been cleared for placement on November’s general election ballot.
Reddit.com, a popular social media website, interviewed President Obama in real time Thursday.
Though cases of such fraud can indeed be found throughout the United States, cases of in-person voter fraud on Election Day are virtually non-existent.
