Damon Eris - Independent Voter News (Page 5)

Independent in name only?

The ranks of Independent voters are rising nationwide. In Massachusetts, they are the majority. According to the state's most recent enrollment statistics, released by the Secretary of the

By Damon Eris

/ February 29, 2012

Arizona Independents eyeing Open Elections/Open Government Act

The number of voters who refuse to affiliate with any political party continues to rise in Arizona. According to the most recent registration report from Arizona Secretary of State Ken

By Damon Eris

/ February 27, 2012

Arizona Independents eyeing Open Elections/Open Government Act

The cost of partisanship in Arizona's independent redistricting

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) will be unable to fulfill its constitutional mandate if it does not receive supplementary funding. According to the commission's executive director, Raymond

By Damon Eris

/ February 27, 2012

The cost of partisanship in Arizona's independent redistricting

The two-party system: a wasted vote?

According to the old adage, often mis-attributed to the likes of Albert Einstein or Benjamin Franklin, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting

By Damon Eris

/ February 22, 2012

Independents sour on Romney

Though Independents remain skeptical of the Obama administration's handling of economic issues, as Christopher Guzman reported here at IVN last week, President Obama's standing among Independents

By Damon Eris

/ February 20, 2012

Voter registration systems in need of reform

Voter registration systems in the United States are in need of serious reform. According to a new report from the Pew Center on the States, the voter registration process in

By Damon Eris

/ February 15, 2012

Voter registration systems in need of reform

Arizona Independents eyeing Open Elections/Open Government Act

The number of voters who refuse to affiliate with any political party continues to rise in Arizona. According to the most recent registration report from Arizona Secretary of State Ken

By Damon Eris

/ February 13, 2012

New poll shows Independent voters diverse, misrepresented

It is a commonplace in today's political commentary is the understanding that winning Independent voters is the key to victory in national elections. In a close contest, it

By Damon Eris

/ February 8, 2012

New poll shows Independent voters diverse, misrepresented

Independents on the rise in California

California continues to witness a steady rise in the number of voters who choose not to affiliate with any political party. According to the most recent numbers released by the

By Damon Eris

/ February 6, 2012

Hyperpartisanship: The State of the Union

In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama confronted the partisan divide between the Democratic and Republican parties, calling on Congress to put ideology aside and work

By Damon Eris

/ February 1, 2012

Hyperpartisanship: The State of the Union

Voter ID a hot topic in state legislatures

Voter turnout in the United States is disturbingly low. In the 2008 presidential election, voter turnout was higher than it had been in a generation, but barely 60% of eligible

By Damon Eris

/ January 30, 2012

Voter ID a hot topic in state legislatures

Cautious support for Governor Brown's budget proposal and tax initiative

Though there is strong support for individual aspects of Governor Jerry Brown's 2012-2013 budget proposal, Californians are more conflicted over the plan as a whole, according to a

By Damon Eris

/ January 25, 2012

Cautious support for Governor Brown's budget proposal and tax initiative