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Ted Downing posted an update 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Great conference of independent voters and activist in NYC last Saturday. Steve Peace and I joined a lively panel that will be aired on CSPAN.
Ted Downing posted an update 4 months ago

Great overview of the national independent movement at the independentvoting.org national convention in NYC on 16 Feb. Steve Peace, Jaqueline Salit, Lenora Fulani, and many more (including me) thoughts will be seen on CSPAN.
Ted Downing commented on the post, New Electoral System in CA Means More Competitive Races, Data Reveals, on the site IVN 4 months ago

Michael and Simon,
Yes, it takes multiple level reforms to fix the system. Add campaign finance reform to redistricting and Top 2 and the people come closer to being properly represented.
Ted Downing commented on the post, New Electoral System in CA Means More Competitive Races, Data Reveals, on the site IVN 4 months ago

This note should be required reading in every California civics class and by political science professors, many of who still don’t see the evolution of political participation.
Should the analysis also count
Ted Downing commented on the post, Arizona’s Proposition 121 Takes Partisanship Head-on, on the site Arizona 7 months, 2 weeks ago

WIthin a few hours we shall know whether a new coalition has the potential to form in Congress. This coalition of seventy seven (6 Senators and 71 House members) will work in a common cause, not because the are Rs
Ted Downing commented on the post, The Latino Vote, Abel Maldonado, Prop 121, and Diversity, on the site Arizona 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Clear and concise! Thanks.
Ted Downing voted on Anti-Prop 121 Mailer Backfires in Arizona Open Elections Initiative 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ted Downing commented on the post, Proposition 121 to Strip Political Parties of Special Privileges, on the site Open Primaries 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Democrats dominated in the rural areas. A very different breed than today’s Dems.
Ted Downing commented on the post, Proposition 121 to Strip Political Parties of Special Privileges, on the site Open Primaries 7 months, 3 weeks ago

I have showed rate of disaffliation of voters from both parties to Arizona voters. Cognitive dissonance is great. Someone look at the graph and say “that’s your opinion.” Woodard’s point is well taken. If enough
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Independent Survey: Strong Support for Open Primary in Arizona, on the site Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

With early balloting beginning on 11 October, a new independent poll finds the Arizona Top 2, Open Primary initiative likely to pass. No recent, independent polling data has been available apart from those
Jason Olson commented on the post, Independent Survey: Strong Support for Open Primary in Arizona, on the site Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

Interesting poll Ted. Really crossing our fingers for 121 in AZ to keep up momentum in the open primary battle. Everyone should keep in mind that we actually lost the first Top Two Open Primary fight in CA in
Jason Olson voted on Independent Survey: Strong Support for Open Primary in Arizona 8 months, 1 week ago
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Independent Survey: Strong Support for Open Primary in Arizona, on the site Election Center 8 months, 1 week ago

With early balloting beginning on 11 October, a new independent poll finds the Arizona Top 2, Open Primary initiative likely to pass. No recent, independent polling data has been available apart from those
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Independent Survey: Strong Support for Open Primary in Arizona, on the site Arizona Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

With early balloting beginning on 11 October, a new independent poll finds the Arizona Top 2, Open Primary initiative likely to pass. No recent, independent polling data has been available apart from those
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Poll: Happy People More Likely to Vote, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 1 week ago

A survey released by 8Sages.com finds that among Arizona voters, Barack Obama has a slim lead over Mitt Romney in the Presidential race (43.2% Barack Obama, Mitt Romney 41.7%, and Other/Undecided 15.0%).
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Obama Could Win Arizona? A New Poll Suggests that He Could, on the site Arizona 8 months, 1 week ago

A survey released by 8Sages.com finds that among Arizona voters, Barack Obama has a slim lead over Mitt Romney in the Presidential race (43.2% Barack Obama, Mitt Romney 41.7%, and Other/Undecided 15.0%).
Jason Olson commented on the post, CA Independent Voice Endorses Post-Partisan Candidates, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 1 week ago

I think we will see many other independent candidates, including many Democrats and Republicans running to create a relationship with independent voters and the organized independent movement. That’s the great
Jason Olson wrote a new post, Independent Voice Endorsements Cross Party Lines, on the site Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate”
Jason Olson wrote a new post, Independent Voice Endorsements Cross Party Lines, on the site Election Center 8 months, 1 week ago

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate”
Jason Olson wrote a new post, CA Independent Voice Endorses Post-Partisan Candidates, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 1 week ago

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate”
Jason Olson wrote a new post, CA Independent Voice Endorses Post-Partisan Candidates, on the site Election Center 8 months, 1 week ago

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate”
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Arizona Anti-Immigrant Leader Pearce: Open Primary “un-American”, on the site Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State.

“Don’t be fooled”, the nationally known author
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Russell Pearce Calls Proposition 121 Open Primary “un-American”, on the site Arizona 8 months, 1 week ago

Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State.

“Don’t be fooled”, the nationally known author
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Arizona Anti-Immigrant Leader Pearce: Open Primary “un-American”, on the site Arizona Open Primaries 8 months, 1 week ago

Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State.

“Don’t be fooled”, the nationally known author
Ted Downing wrote a new post, Russell Pearce Calls Proposition 121 Open Primary “un-American”, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 1 week ago

Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State.

“Don’t be fooled”, the nationally known author
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Jason Olson commented on the post, Living Room Conversations and Changing the Political Culture, on the site Independent Voter Network 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Very nice article Chad. Really nice to have you at the event. It was a pleasure to co-moderate this discussion. As an aside, if folks are interested in what IndependentVoice.Org (our organization that sponsored
Ted Downing commented on the post, BREAKING: Arizona Open Primary Initiative will be on Ballot, on the site Open Primaries 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fantastic! The opposition will continue to try to place logs on the road, but this initiative will be on the ballot and it will pass. With its passage, Arizona will join Washington State and California in giving
Ted Downing commented on the post, Independent Thoughts on CA’s Primary Results, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

Californians will see the next impact of the Top2 Primary on their General Election ballots. In the old system, the ballot looked like one from dictatorships…only a single candidate was running. Now, most races
Jason Olson wrote a new post, Independent Thoughts on CA’s Primary Results, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

The San Francisco Chronicle ran this headline across their front page yesterday:

It’s a little hard to believe that in April of 2010, I sat in a meeting with their editors and then Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado to
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Jason Olson wrote a new post, CA Independent Voters Big Winners in Tuesday’s Primary Election, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

Even before the first vote is counted, Tuesday’s Statewide Primary Election had a big winner: California’s independent voters. For the first time in over a decade, the votes of the state’s 3.6 million
Jason Olson commented on the post, Parties Resist Change as New Voter Reforms Take Effect, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

Well said Chad. Ultimately the media no longer leads the news cycle, it simply follows it. Right now, that means writing articles about which candidates are financing attack ads and articles about which party
Jason Olson commented on the post, Linda Parks Seeks First Independent Congressional Seat, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

Our organization, IndependentVoice.Org, has endorsed Linda based on her taking on the partisan political system and promising to empower independent voters through reforms like the Open Primary and Redistricting
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