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Independent coverage of important political campaigns and elections throughout the United States; Congressional, Presidential, State, and Local. Find out how certain elections affect people from an independent-minded perspective.

Voting Is Underway in Alaska's Historic Midterm Elections

Early voting for the August 16 primaries and special election to fill Alaska’s vacant congressional seat has begun. This means that for the first time Alaskans will use ranked choice voting and will v...

Leading Republicans, Democrats, and Independents Unite to Form First 'Open' Party

Disenchanted and disenfranchised Republicans, Democrats, and independents are joining forces to take on the two-party duopoly with a new political party build on inclusion, accountability, and better ...

Nonpartisan Top-Five Primary and Ranked Choice Voting Qualify for Nevada Ballot

A new nonpartisan primary and ranked choice voting initiative has qualified for the statewide ballot in Nevada. The proposal would make Nevada one of the earliest states to adopt RCV, but also seeks t...

New Report: 55 Statewide and Congressional Primaries in 2022 Decided By Minority of Voters

Can the partisan primary elections process be considered truly democratic? Not only do these elections often deny voters meaningful participation (if they are allowed to participate at all), but often...

Independent WA Candidate Says Parties Shouldn't Referee Their Own Elections

Increasing polarization is raising concerns over the integrity of elections. Voters find themselves election after election faced with the question: Should elected officials loyal to their party call ...

The "Small Bites" Approach to Advancing Ranked Choice Voting in Texas

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is on a roll. Advocates have added win after win at the ballot box across the US. When the voting method is put to a vote, citizens tend to overwhelmingly show support for i...

Do We Really Need A Third Party?

Editor's Note: The pieces below feature two sides to the debate on term limits from John Aldrich, Spencer Reynolds, and Laura Del Savio. These perspectives originally published on Divided We Fall and ...

Anne Marie Schubert: Can a Pro-Choice, Gay, Tough on Crime Prosecutor Become the First Independent Attorney General?

California voters have a chance to make history this year by electing independent leaders to the state’s top executive offices for the first time in modern history. Among these independent candidates ...

Both Parties Attack California “Independent” Democrat, and It's Hilarious

Just when you thought Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi were on different sides of the aisle, current California Assembly member and congressional candidate Adam Gray is getting attacked by one side of th...

June 7: Independent’s Day in California?

In most of the country independent voters, despite their growing numbers, are marginalized by closed partisan primary systems in which the winners are virtually pre-determined in low turnout primaries...

Nation's Largest Anti-Corruption Group Celebrates 10 Years in Pro-Democracy Fight

RepresentUs, the nation’s largest anti-corruption organization, is celebrating 10 years as one of the pro-democracy movement’s preeminent leaders. In accompaniment with this milestone, the organizatio...

Pro-Democracy Reformers Gear Up for 2022 Midterms

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2021 Virtual Summit on December 10. We celebrated tremendous milestones this year and set the stage for an exciting 2022 election cycle. I am pleased to announce...
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