Independent Pennsylvanians,  part of the national IndependentVoting.org network, will be on hand to testify at the upcoming public hearing of President Obama’s Commission on Election Administration. The hearings will  take place in Philadelphia, on  September 4th, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, rooms 102 and 103. The 10-member commission is tasked with presenting recommendations to the president about how to “improve the voting experience.” The Commission has already held public hearing...

National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA Independent Pennsylvanians, a grassroots activist group working to strengthen the voice of independent voters in Pennsylvania, is encouraging independents across the region to participate in the upcoming public hearing of President Obama’s Commission on Election Administration to be held on September 4, 2013, in Philadelphia. The Commission is a 10 member body, formed by executive order, and tasked with presenting recommendations to the President ...

Credit: Votespa.com The constitutionality of HB934, Pennsylvania's Voter ID bill has been hotly debated since being signed into law in March of 2012. Many Republicans argue that the voter ID bill will stave off fraudulence at the voting booth. Most Democrats doubt the existence of the type of fraud that would be prevented by a photo ID, and rail against voter suppression. In fact, there is no evidence to support the claim that photo IDs would stop any significant voter fraud. It is true that r...

A country sets up elections that offer citizens two sharply oppositional and polarizing choices of leadership. Alternative candidates are strong-armed and frozen out of the process. Their voices are stifled. This results in the election of a candidate reviled by a large portion of the electorate. The new government proves to be ineffectual and is further paralyzed by oppositional forces from within its own ranks. Tension and violence arise in a sharply divided society. International political p...