Category: election reform
10 Signs That Confirm You Are an Independent Voter
07 Feb, 2024
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8 min read
Alaska's New Primaries: An Antidote to Polarized Election Results
23 Jan, 2024
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4 min read
Poll: La. Lawmakers Dismantle Nonpartisan Elections Supported by Two-Thirds of Voters
Louisiana, voters witnessed their legislature not only ignore their opinions on something as important as voter rights -- but lawmakers also spit in their faces.
23 Jan, 2024
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3 min read
Defending Democracy? Democratic Candidate Dean Phillips Calls Out DNC Hypocrisy
Democratic US Presidential candidate and US Representative Dean Phillips (Minnesota) condemned the systemic threats to US elections at every level of the process in a recent conversation with Open Primaries President John Opdycke.
22 Jan, 2024
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4 min read
Podcast: Blazing The Trail for Equal Representation with the Independent Voter Project
18 Jan, 2024
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2 min read
Upcoming Book: America's Political Problems Start with Its Broken Primaries
A new book is slated to hit the shelves in February by former congressional candidate and Unite America Executive Director Nick Troiano, which details the fundamental problem with the US's unrepresentative and hyper-polarized political system and where change must begin: the primaries.
07 Jan, 2024
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3 min read
Alaska Pro-Voter Reform Opponents Fined Nearly $100K for Breaking Campaign Laws
05 Jan, 2024
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1 min read
Can Proportional Representation Mend the Fractures In Our Political System -- Or Would It Make Them Worse?
It’s well understood that America is intensely divided today and that our divisions have worsened over time. But when did politics turn into an “us-vs-them” war?
04 Jan, 2024
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10 min read
Arlington, VA Board Unanimously Votes to Continue Ranked Choice Voting in Primaries
On December 19, the Arlington County Board unanimously voted to use ranked choice voting for all future county board primaries. The decision comes after a survey found that 70% of voters rated their experience with RCV as "positive," "fair," or "exceptional."
20 Dec, 2023
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1 min read