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Video: Is Real Bipartisanship Possible in Today's Political Climate?

Open Primaries hosted a virtual discussion with civil rights leader, businessman, educator, and author Dr. Benjamin Chavis, who recently was appointed co-chair of the No Labels, a group that has attem...

The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste

In that writing I spoke of how our elected representatives thrive on the red meat rhetoric they throw out to their base to score political points, rather than attempting to govern. Unfortunately, it is often much easier for them to make statements that generate a strong emotional response......

Two Cities Expand Reach of Ranked Choice Voting

Voters added or expanded the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in two US cities in the same week this month:  Redondo Beach, California, and Burlington, Vermont. An overwhelming majority of Redondo B...

Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be

The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2019 by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and 6 individual plaintiffs from across the political spectrum to prevent voter confusion in the 2020 primary......

Rhode Island Group Says Primary Reform Needed to End Dismal State of Competition, Voter Participation in Elections

Notable Republican and Democratic leaders in Rhode Island have come together to change how the state conducts its primary elections. The effort, called the People’s Primary, seeks to bring more compet...

Not Our Congress: New Reports Show Just How Much Our Elections Have Failed Us

The 2022 midterm elections were the least competitive, and most partisan in modern history, according to new findings from the nonpartisan group, FairVote. As a result, the "People's House" isn't actu...

Open Primary Reform Breaks Through in New Mexico Legislature

In a historic move, the New Mexico Senate has just passed a semi-open primary elections bill, which allows registered independents and minor party affiliates to participate in primary elections without having to change their voter registration....

New Mexico Bill: Either Independents Vote in Primaries or The Parties Can Pay for Them

Update: A Senate bill to implement semi-open primaries passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote on Monday, February 20. Senate Bill 73 would allow unaffiliated voters to choose between a party ballot in...

Andrew Yang: DNC Won't Play Fair in Contested 2024 Primary

In the latest episode of his podcast, Forward , Andrew Yang discusses the 2024 presidential race with US political commentator and former CNN news host Chris Cillizza. The two men talk about several t...

Nonpartisan Primary Resolution Introduced In Arkansas Legislature

Arkansas State Senator Clarke Tucker (Little Rock) has introduced a state constitutional amendment that would implement a nonpartisan top-two primary system in Arkansas similar to the systems in place...

How Proportional Representation Works in Elections

Voters have expressed their desire to see systemic reform to how we elect our public officials. When asked what specific reforms they want in a recent poll, many said they would like to see a proporti...

1,000 People Are Not 'Most Americans'... And Polling Is No Substitute for Democracy

Here’s the headline from the Washington Post that arrived in my email this week: “Most Americans say Biden has not accomplished much since taking office, Post-ABC poll finds” Upon clicking on the he...
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