It was brought to the attention of the IVN editorial team that Facebook had labeled a recent quote posted on the IVN Page from US President Abraham Lincoln as “false information.” The fact check bewildered us given the nature of the quote and to whom it was attributed. Independent Voter News has for a decade been an open platform for hundreds of independent authors from across the ideological and political spectrums. It remains, to the best of our knowledge, the only open platform for journalis...

Welcome to IVN! We have published content from more than 400 individual writers from across the political spectrum, and we welcome your participation! We have provided readers unique, informative, and engaging content they cannot get anywhere else. We have grown to half a million Facebook followers and have been at the fore of the nonpartisan space for over a decade. IVN has accomplished all of this on a shoestring budget, and it is thanks to you! As IVN continues to grow, we encourage all ...

Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics looks at the rhetoric establishment parties use to maintain control, and interviews U.S. Rep. Scott Peters from California’s 52nd district on the rough party rhetoric, as well as local San Diego issues....

When Californian voters head to the polls on November 8 for the General Election, they will be faced with 17 statewide propositions. We have summarized each proposition with arguments for and against to help you cast an informed vote. Propositions have been arranged so that the more contentious ones are at the top. Proposition 64. Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute. Proposition 64 would legalize marijuana and hemp under California state law, provide for regulation and taxation on sal...

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Independent Voter Network San Diego realizó una encuesta sobre los actuales candidatos a la Alcaldía, previo a las elecciones primarias de 2016 que tendrán lugar el 7 de Junio en San Diego. La encuesta estuvo activa durante cuatro días. La encuesta se realizó de manera imparcial, representando a un grupo variado de votantes de la Ciudad de San Diego, de diversos perfiles. La encuesta fue completada por más de 600 personas, con un margen de error de 3.5%. IVN San Diego utili...

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The Independent Voter Network San Diego has conducted a Mayoral Poll for the 2016 Primary election on June 7 in San Diego. It was conducted over the past four days. The poll represents an unbiased, cross-section of registered voters in the City of San Diego. The poll was completed by more than 600 people and has a +/- margin of error of 3.5%. IVN San Diego used a proprietary technique to target registered voters on Facebook and connect their party registration to their poll...

With 19 wins and well over 700 delegates under his belt, the race for the Republican presidential nomination is looking good for Donald Trump. Barring a contested convention or maneuvering from the party leadership to block him at the Republican National Convention, Trump remains the odds-on favorite to win the nomination. This leaves one major question, who will Trump pick to be his running mate? There has been some speculation that after Chris Christie endorsed Trump that he may be high on ...

Looking ahead to the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, February 1, IVN predicts that Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders will win their respective caucuses. However, IVN further predicts that the parties will find a way to take these wins away from them. Every election year, IVN makes at least one prediction about the outcome of a major race. In 2012, IVN called Florida for Barack Obama before any other news outlet. In 2014, IVN projected that U.S. Rep. Scott Peters...

UPDATE November 7, 2014 at 6:00pm: As IVN predicted, the latest count shows Scott Peter's lead widening dramatically to almost 4,500 votes. As of Friday evening, Peters now has 51.2% of the vote (92,410 votes) to Demaio's 48.8% (87,919 votes). IVN is projecting that first-term incumbent U.S. Representative Scott Peters will keep his seat in the race against Republican challenger Carl DeMaio in California's 52 Congressional District. With an additional 30,000 ballots recorded by San Diego Count...