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Adams and Cuomo Power Players Play Chicken With New York Elections

NYC Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are currently playing a game of chicken with each other – leveraging the city’s electoral system to pressure the other to quit the race. The question is: Who will blink first? Or… are they headed for a collision?

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 14, 2025

Adams and Cuomo Power Players Play Chicken With New York Elections

5 Influential Forces in NYC that Threaten the Success of Open Primaries

New York City’s Charter Revision Commission (CRC) is considering a proposal to adopt a nonpartisan “Top Two” open primary system, which would allow the city’s 1.1 million independent voters to cast a ballot in primary elections they pay for.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 14, 2025

5 Influential Forces in NYC that Threaten the Success of Open Primaries

'Why Am I Doing This?': Don Bacon’s Retirement Reflects a Congress Driving Out Problem Solvers

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) recently announced his retirement from Congress, but the reasons he cites for his departure underscore a growing problem in Washington -- specifically, a rejection of problem solving in favor of division, partisan gamesmanship, and provocation.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 9, 2025

'Why Am I Doing This?': Don Bacon’s Retirement Reflects a Congress Driving Out Problem Solvers

Lawsuit Slams Oklahoma Law as ‘Unconstitutional Sabotage’ of Open Primaries

Two Oklahoma veterans – one a pediatrician, the other a U.S. Coast Guard commander – have filed a legal challenge to SB 1027 in Oklahoma, a law they say unconstitutionally targets their statewide citizen initiative to implement open primaries, State Question 836 (SQ 836).

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 8, 2025

Lawsuit Slams Oklahoma Law as ‘Unconstitutional Sabotage’ of Open Primaries

After First RCV Election, Charlottesville Voters Back the Reform: 'They Get It, They Like It, They Want to Do It Again'

A new survey out of Charlottesville, Virginia, shows overwhelming support for ranked choice voting (RCV) following the city’s first use of the system in its June Democratic primary for City Council. Conducted one week after the election, the results found that nearly 90% of respondents support conti

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 3, 2025

After First RCV Election, Charlottesville Voters Back the Reform: 'They Get It, They Like It, They Want to Do It Again'

NYC Exit Survey: 96% of Voters Understood Their Ranked Choice Ballots

An exit poll conducted by SurveyUSA on behalf of the nonprofit better elections group FairVote finds that ranked choice voting (RCV) continues to be supported by a vast majority of voters who find it simple, fair, and easy to use. The findings come in the wake of the city’s third use of RCV in its J

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 1, 2025

NYC Exit Survey: 96% of Voters Understood Their Ranked Choice Ballots

Oregon Activist Sues over Closed Primaries: 'I Shouldn't Have to Join a Party to Have a Voice'

A new lawsuit filed in Oregon challenges the constitutionality of the state’s closed primary system, which denies the state’s largest registered voting bloc – independent voters – access to taxpayer-funded primary elections. The suit alleges Oregon is denying the voters equal voting rights

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 1, 2025

Oregon Activist Sues over Closed Primaries: 'I Shouldn't Have to Join a Party to Have a Voice'

Has Trump Made His Case for the Nobel Peace Prize?

A news item in recent days that was overshadowed in the media by SCOTUS and the One Big Beautiful Budget Bill was a US-brokered peace agreement that was signed between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – which if it holds will end a conflict between the two countries that has killed

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 30, 2025

Has Trump Made His Case for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

Tulsi Gabbard can’t seem to catch a break, no matter which party or administration she joins. First, she was ostracized by the Democratic Party in 2016 when she spoke out against the party’s unfair treatment against Bernie Sanders. At the time, she was a sitting Democratic congresswoman and DNC vice

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 26, 2025

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

On Primary Day, NY Orgs Picket on Behalf of 3.5 Million Disenfranchised Voters

Much of the election coverage on Tuesday focused on the New York primaries, especially in NYC and the hotly contested ranked choice election for mayor. What got less attention, however, were the 3.5 million independent voters in the state locked out of elections they paid for.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 25, 2025

On Primary Day, NY Orgs Picket on Behalf of 3.5 Million Disenfranchised Voters

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

President Donald Trump won another term in the Oval Office thanks to the support of independent voters. However, a new poll commissioned by The Independent Center shows independents aren’t happy with Trump's failure deliver on the economic and political promises that led them to swing in his favor i

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 24, 2025

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

Roughly 34,000 Voters Will Be Added to the Politically Homeless In North Carolina

North Carolina voters are encouraged to check their voter registration. On June 24, the party affiliation of about 34,000 voters will change in the voter registration database from a now unrecognized political party to unaffiliated.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 23, 2025

Roughly 34,000 Voters Will Be Added to the Politically Homeless In North Carolina