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Record-Shattering Number of Pennsylvanians Switch Party Registration ahead of Presidential Primary

More than 214,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania have switched their party registration ahead of the April 26 primary in order to participate in this year's competitive presidential

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ March 31, 2016

Record-Shattering Number of Pennsylvanians Switch Party Registration ahead of Presidential Primary

South Dakota Moves A Step Closer to Nonpartisan Elections

South Dakotans for Nonpartisan Elections announced this week that it is launching a statewide campaign to educate voters about nonpartisan primaries in the hopes that Amendment V, an initiative to

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ March 29, 2016

South Dakota Moves A Step Closer to Nonpartisan Elections

Jill Stein: Democratic Party Has Track Record of Sabotaging Reformers Like Sanders

argues that “he Democratic Party has a very clear track record of sabotaging rebels." In a recent interview with Katie Herzog from Grist, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ March 15, 2016

Jill Stein: Democratic Party Has Track Record of Sabotaging Reformers Like Sanders

New Study Links Attack Ads in Judicial Elections to Harsher Sentencing

According to new analysis conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, re-election pressures influence judges into doling out harsher penalties in criminal cases. The study

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ December 3, 2015

Election Officials Flat Out Refuse to Implement Nonpartisan Reforms Approved by Voters

In an effort to make representation in the United States more illustrative of its diverse demographics and to provide voters with more choices, multiple local governments have adopted ranked choice

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ November 6, 2015

The New Lottery: Vote in Local Elections; Win $10,000

Besides handing out monetary incentives, voter engagement groups have tried almost every tactic to increase turnout on Election Day. In Philadelphia, that will change on November 3. The Philadelphia Citizen

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 27, 2015

Unite or Fail: Marijuana Reformers in California May Be Their Own Worst Enemy

On October 4, the California Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform, also known and ReformCA, filed papers to place their initiative, the legalization of recreational marijuana, on the November 2016 ballot.

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 22, 2015

Government Refuses to Provide Necessary Funding to Implement Election Reforms

There is no doubt that citizens in the U.S. are disillusioned and increasingly disengaged with a Congress that does not accurately represent the nation’s demographics. That story isn’

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 21, 2015

Independent Voter Project Politicon Panel: Outside the Partisan Narrative, From Journalism to Elections

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-_n0SYYnBA On October 10, the Independent Voter Project hosted a panel discussion at the first annual Politicon event in Los Angeles, California. The

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 14, 2015

Study: The Effect of California's Nonpartisan Primary on Competition and Voter Confidence

With two election cycles under its belt, California’s nonpartisan primary system has shown positive results for electoral competition and voter confidence. Studies show that changing the first stage of

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 13, 2015

Gallup's Exit from Presidential Polling Puts Debate Commission in Tight Spot

Gallup's recent move to back out of presidential primary polling raises certain questions surrounding whether public polling should or should not be used to determine who makes the

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ October 12, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump's New Tax Plan

On Monday, Donald Trump released his tax plan during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York. Trump cited the need to simplify the complex tax code to make

By Caitlin Hurkes

/ September 30, 2015