<div><p><b>Many Americans are currently wondering</b>, “Why don’t our elections result in governments that implement thoughtful, public interest policies that are supported by the majority of Americans?”</p><p>The reason is process. Most of us worry about policies -- How much are we taxed? How well 

Unrig the System: Reforms To Change America

<div><p>6/1/2016 - The United Independent Party of Massachusetts has reached an agreement in principle to join with the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota as a co-founder of a coalition of moderate and centrist third parties. The parties will convene a national confe

Independent Parties Join Forces to End Two-Party Hold on Presidential Elections

<div><p>Leaders of the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota have reached a "broad strokes" agreement on joining together to form a national coalition of nonpartisan, moderate, and centrist third parties. The parties will convene a national conference or tele-conference

Independent Parties in Oregon, Minnesota Announce Presidential Pact

<div><p>The Independent Party of Oregon scored a major ally in the party's effort to protect ballot access for third parties in Oregon this week, when Oregon's Senate Republicans sent a letter to Senate President Peter Courtney (D), asking him to take steps to ensure that the Independent Party and s

Will Oregon Democrats Kill Third Parties in the State?

<div><p>In February, IVN.us reported on the possibility that the <strong>Independent Party of Oregon</strong> might be named Oregon's <a href="http://ivn.us/2015/02/03/independent-party-oregon-qualifies-major-party-status/" rel="noopener noreferrer">third major party</a> by registering 5 percent of 

From Grassroots Movement to Major Party: A Brief History of the Independent Party of Oregon

<div><p>Most Americans have come to see our political system as highly dysfunctional.</p><p>An October 2013 Gallup poll shows that <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer">60 percent</a> of Americans do not feel well-repre

Finding Common Ground: How to Fix our Broken Political System

<div><p>This fall, Oregonians will vote by mail to decide whether Oregon will join its neighbors, California and Washington, and become the third west coast state to pass the top-two primary.</p><p>As expected, much of the state's political establishment, including the Democratic Party of Oregon, th

Why Oregon Voters Should Support The Top-Two Primary Initiative

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