Independent Voter News

From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression

The New York Libertarian (LPNY) and Green Parties (GPNY) have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state election rules designed by the major parties to knock third parties o...

CALIFORNIA COURT: It's OK to Suppress Independent Voter Rights

For a state that claims to lead the nation in voter rights, California’s presidential primary rules are a study in hypocrisy. The California Constitution requires that all elections for partisan offi...

Video: Is Real Bipartisanship Possible in Today's Political Climate?

Open Primaries hosted a virtual discussion with civil rights leader, businessman, educator, and author Dr. Benjamin Chavis, who recently was appointed co-chair of the No Labels, a group that has attem...

The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste

In that writing I spoke of how our elected representatives thrive on the red meat rhetoric they throw out to their base to score political points, rather than attempting to govern. Unfortunately, it is often much easier for them to make statements that generate a strong emotional response......

Two Cities Expand Reach of Ranked Choice Voting

Voters added or expanded the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in two US cities in the same week this month: Redondo Beach, California, and Burlington, Vermont. An overwhelming majority of Redondo B...

Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be

The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2019 by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and 6 individual plaintiffs from across the political spectrum to prevent voter confusion in the 2020 primary......

Rhode Island Group Says Primary Reform Needed to End Dismal State of Competition, Voter Participation in Elections

Notable Republican and Democratic leaders in Rhode Island have come together to change how the state conducts its primary elections. The effort, called the People’s Primary, seeks to bring more compet...

Not Our Congress: New Reports Show Just How Much Our Elections Have Failed Us

The 2022 midterm elections were the least competitive, and most partisan in modern history, according to new findings from the nonpartisan group, FairVote. As a result, the "People's House" isn't actu...

Open Primary Reform Breaks Through in New Mexico Legislature

In a historic move, the New Mexico Senate has just passed a semi-open primary elections bill, which allows registered independents and minor party affiliates to participate in primary elections without having to change their voter registration....

New Mexico Bill: Either Independents Vote in Primaries or The Parties Can Pay for Them

Update: A Senate bill to implement semi-open primaries passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote on Monday, February 20. Senate Bill 73 would allow unaffiliated voters to choose between a party ballot in...

Andrew Yang: DNC Won't Play Fair in Contested 2024 Primary

In the latest episode of his podcast, Forward , Andrew Yang discusses the 2024 presidential race with US political commentator and former CNN news host Chris Cillizza. The two men talk about several t...

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) ‍...