Independent Voter News

Veterans Are Tired of False Promises; Demand Change to Rigged Political System

Veterans for Political Innovation (VPI) is giving the military community a platform to demand better elections and a better political process in the US. The group kicked off the new year with a video,...

New TX Bill Would Allow Austin to Use RCV Ballots Approved in 2021

A new bill has been proposed in the Texas Legislature that would give local municipalities and school districts the authority to implement ranked choice voting (RCV) for nonpartisan elections. HR 259...

Virtual Discussion: The Growing Demand to Give Voters Equal Access to Elections

The nonpartisan reform group Open Primaries hosted a virtual discussion Wednesday to talk about the growing demand for primary reform that gives all voters, regardless of political affiliation, an equ...

The Sensible Voices Drowned Out in the Race for House Speaker

After a mere 15 tries, Kevin McCarthy finally holds the gavel as Speaker of the House. Drowned out in stories of successive floor votes and physical altercations between middle aged men were a few voi...

Anti-Corruption Groups Speak Out Against Congressional Assault on Independent Ethics Body

The 118th Congress is off to a rocky start. First, it took 15 votes for the majority to elect a Speaker – a debacle that included a scuffle on the House floor. Now, the majority has adopted new House ...

Mark Cuban Is Talking About Ranked Choice Voting

Billionaire industry titan Mark Cuban has a solution for the ongoing Speaker dilemma is the US House: Use ranked choice voting. “Is there a better commercial for Rank Choice Voting than what is going...

Independent Voter Project Conference Puts Solutions, Honest Policy Discussions First

Each year in November, California and Texas lawmakers from across the political spectrum, industry leaders, and policy experts come together in Hawaii to discuss the biggest issues affecting voters, b...

Video: What The 2022 Midterms Meant for Independent Voters

Independent voters are often ignored by the media and pollsters. They are vilified by the major parties for not picking a side. Yet, in the 2022 midterms and in every election in recent history, indep...

Nonpartisan Reformers Summit: Planning the Future of Stronger, Fairer, More Accountable Elections

The most critical movement right now in the US is to give voters an election system that is accountable, competitive, and free of corruption. Hundreds of organizations across the country are working t...

Electoral Count Act Reform Still Needed for Free and Fair Presidential Elections

Editor's Note: This article, written by David Levins, originally published on The Fulcrum and has been re-published on IVN with permission from the publisher. Levine is an elections integrity fellow a...

New Report Reveals Moore v Harper's State-by-State Threat to Democracy

Moore v Harper is the single most important case before the Supreme Court as it pertains to the future of the democratic process. The decision could allow state lawmakers to undo decades-worth of prog...

Deconstructed

Bill Shireman Believes We're All 'In This Together'

Bill Shireman, founder of In This Together , joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss the divisive political environment within which we find ourselves... and what can be done about it. Mr. ...

Senator Brian Jones: Against the Odds but for the People

State Senator Brian Jones joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss California politics. Senator Jones represents the 38 th District that covers the vast majority of San Diego County. He prev...

The Justice Party Spreads The Seeds of Grassroots Politics

Ross C. Anderson, known to most as “Rocky” Anderson, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about politics and the Justice Party. Mr. Anderson served consecutive terms as the 33rd mayor of S...

Transparency International U.S. Shines a Light on Corruption

Scott Greytak, Director of Advocacy for Transparency International U.S. , joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about that organization’s war on corruption. Transparency International U.S. (...

One Nation, Under Control, with Liberty and Reason for all

Brian Mistrot, Founder and President of One Nation Movement, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about his new political organization. Mr. Mistrot has an interesting background in politic...

Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California

Michael Maxsenti, co-host of the podcast Front and Center with Steve and Michael and an advisor to the new Common Sense Party of California, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about the p...

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How to Win Friends and Save the Republic

Following the Science (with Aaron Hamlin)

Aaron Hamlin is the co-founder and executive director of The Center for Election Science, a nonprofit that is probably best known as a champion of an alternative voting method called Approval Voting. ...

Seeking Approval in Utah (with Nate Allen)

We're joined by Nate Allen, founder and Executive Director of Utah Approves, to discuss Approval Voting and his perspective on changing the incentives of our elections....

A New Generation of Citizens (with Elizabeth Clay Roy)

We've all heard that "children are our future," but few organizations have connected that sentiment to democracy building like Generation Citizen. Their CEO Elizabeth Clay Roy shares with us her passi...

A New Promise to America

Following the Citizens United v FEC decision in 2010, attorney Jeff Clements began to strategize how to correct the mistakes that had been made. The ruling had opened the door to limitless money flowi...

Building Bigger Bridges (with Debilyn Molineaux)

Debilyn Molineaux's name is synonymous with cross-partisan bridge building and the importance of civil dialogue in a democratic society. In this episode with visit with Debilyn about her path from adv...

Nation State of Play

The Abundance Choice: How California Needs to Address Its Water Shortage

Edward Ring returns to the program to discuss his new book, The Abundance Choice . Ed is one of the leading voices in California to address our rapidly accelerating water shortage....

Chuck Rocha - Latino Outreach Strategies

Bryan has a conversation with Chuck Rocha, political consultant, Democratic Party strategist, former union organizer who is the president of Solidarity Strategies and host of the newly launched Nuestr...

Jon Switalski - California Infrastructure and Supply Delays

Bryan is joined by Jon Switalski , Executive Director of Rebuild SoCal to talk infrastructure improvement and the problems that affect the supply chain delays in California. (Originally aired 22Oct21)...

Janell Smiley - Educational Challenges and Opportunities in California

Janell Smiley , author of As Long As They Don't Turn into Weirdo s, joins Bryan to explore the educational opportunities in California. Her book recounts her family's journey through the process of s...

Jim Knox - Big Tobacco's Latest Mis-Information Campaign

Bryan speaks with Jim Knox , Vice President, Legislative Advocacy at American Cancer Society , on the misinformation used by Big Tobacco to target vulnerable consumers. (Originally aired 24Sept21)...

Danielle Coffey - The Future of the Free Press

Danielle Coffey , EVP and General Counsel for the News Media Alliance , shares with Bryan the future of the free press and pending legislation. The News Media Alliance represents 2,000 news media outl...

Toppling The Duopoly

Ranked Choice Voting In NYC: More Choice, Greater Diversity, and Better Representation

On this episode of Toppling the Duopoly, host Shawn Griffiths welcomes back FairVote Senior Analyst Deb Otis to discuss a new report she co-authored on the impact ranked choice voting had on New York ...

Veterans Are Joining The Fight For A Better Democracy

On this episode of Toppling The Duopoly, host Shawn Griffiths is joined by Eric Bronner, co-founder and COO of Veterans for Political Innovation (VPI). VPI's mission is to mobilize veterans and suppor...

Andrew Yang Is On Board to Topple the Two-Party Duopoly

On this episode of Toppling the Duopoly, host Shawn Griffiths is joined by the leader of the Yang Gang himself, Andrew Yang. Yang is a US business leader, a former Democratic presidential candidate, a...

Anti-Corruption Awards to Honor Entrepreneurs Investing in Better Elections

On this episode of Toppling The Duopoly, host Shawn Griffiths is joined by Cathy Stewart and Amikka Smith, who are co-hosting IndependentVoting.org's 20th Annual Anti-Corruption Awards on Monday, Octo...

Do California Elections Need Ranked Choice Voting?

Toppling the Duopoly host Shawn Griffiths is joined by Tom Charron, who is representing a new group called the California RCV Coalition (Cal RCV). At a time when ranked choice voting is having a momen...

Why Every Assumption The Two Parties Have About Latino Voters Is Wrong

‍ Latino voters in Texas have the numbers to shift the political paradigm in their state. However, turnout among Latinos continues to lag. There are misconceptions and social stigmas about why this is...

Editorial and Commentary

Reginald Jones - Leading Neighborhood Innovation in San Diego

Reginald Jones , president and CEO of Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation , , speaks to Jeff about the needs and solutions for San Diego urban communities and how the Jacobs Center continues to ...

The Inauguration Special: Honoring George Mitrovich

‍ Friends and family join Jeff Marston to honor San Diego's own George Mitrovich in celebration of the inauguration of the 46th President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (Originally Aired 20January21) ‍...