Shawn Griffiths - Independent Voter News (Page 33)

Independent Voters Are Many Things -- A Myth Isn't One of Them

Open Primaries continued its ongoing virtual discussion series Tuesday with a conversation on independent voters, who they are, and why we have a system that actively suppresses their voices at every level of elections and government.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 8, 2024

Independent Voters Are Many Things -- A Myth Isn't One of Them

RFK Jr Challenges Trump to Debate; Calls Out 'Fake Polls'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy extended a challenge Tuesday to former President Donald Trump to debate him at the Libertarian National Convention at the end of May.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 7, 2024

RFK Jr Challenges Trump to Debate; Calls Out 'Fake Polls'

South Dakota Open Primaries Submits 47K Signatures to Get Nonpartisan Primary Reform on the Ballot

One week after the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition submitted roughly 30,000 more signatures than they needed to get a nonpartisan top-four primary system on the ballot, South Dakota Open Primaries met the required number of signatures in their own state to put a top-two system before voters.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 7, 2024

South Dakota Open Primaries Submits 47K Signatures to Get Nonpartisan Primary Reform on the Ballot

Protecting Our Laboratories of Democracy: The Dangers of Ranked Choice Voting Bans

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed into law a bill that bans ranked choice voting (RCV) at all levels of elections within the state. Oklahoma is the seventh state to

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 6, 2024

Protecting Our Laboratories of Democracy: The Dangers of Ranked Choice Voting Bans

FairVote's David Daley Responds to RFK Jr's 'No Spoiler Pledge': There's A Better Way

David Daley, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan better elections group FairVote, released a statement Wednesday on Robert F Kennedy Jr's "no spoiler pledge," calling it "weird" and "unproven."

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 2, 2024

FairVote's David Daley Responds to RFK Jr's 'No Spoiler Pledge': There's A Better Way

RFK Jr Says True Spoiler in 2024 Election Should Drop Out -- But It's Not Him

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr made an unprecedented announcement Wednesday: He challenged President Biden to take a "no spoiler pledge," which he will also take with one major stipulation.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 1, 2024

RFK Jr Says True Spoiler in 2024 Election Should Drop Out -- But It's Not Him

Top Maine Lawmaker Advocates Electoral Change Solely to Spite the 'Other Side'

In April, Maine Gov. Janet Mills gave the OK for her state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. This is a proposal that garners mixed reactions from the public, and support or opposition can largely fall on party lines.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 1, 2024

Top Maine Lawmaker Advocates Electoral Change Solely to Spite the 'Other Side'

'Final Four' Primary Initiative in Idaho Set for Ballot Approval

An initiative that would ensure equal voting rights for 270,000 independent voters in Idaho is all but certain to qualify for the November ballot. The Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition exceeded 90,000 signatures for its "Final Four" elections initiative days before the May 1 deadline.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 30, 2024

'Final Four' Primary Initiative in Idaho Set for Ballot Approval

Meet the Independent Who Is Beating An Incumbent Senator in Nebraska

Can an independent problem solver break through the partisan narrative and structure of the nation's elections and politics? Mechanic, soldier, and union leader Dan Osborn is running for US Senate in Nebraska with that goal in mind.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 29, 2024

Meet the Independent Who Is Beating An Incumbent Senator in Nebraska

Pew: Half of US Voters Would Replace Trump AND Biden on the Ballot If Given Chance

US voters are largely unhappy with the options the two major parties have given them in the 2024 presidential election. While Hillary Clinton says these voters need to get over themselves, Pew Research has found that she is talking to most of the country.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 25, 2024

Pew: Half of US Voters Would Replace Trump AND Biden on the Ballot If Given Chance

Breaking Down the Numbers: Independent Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania held its primary elections Tuesday, which effectively acted as the general election in most cases. However, statewide, over a million voters had to sit on the sidelines because of the state's closed primary rules.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 24, 2024

Breaking Down the Numbers: Independent Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania

DNC Loses Its First Attempt to Kick RFK Jr Off the Ballot

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr will officially appear on the Hawaii ballot after a ruling Friday blocked an effort by the Democratic Party to disqualify him from ballot access. It marks the first loss by the DNC in its legal strategy to limit voters' choices on the 2024 presi

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 22, 2024

DNC Loses Its First Attempt to Kick RFK Jr Off the Ballot