New York is unique in the 2024 election cycle: It is the only state that has just two candidates on its presidential ballot. In the last 40 years, this has happened in only one other state: Oklahoma.

Amendment H, which would implement a nonpartisan top two primary system in South Dakota, may be in serious trouble. That is, if a recent News Watch poll is accurate.

In this episode of Middleweight Politics, Dan and IVN Editor Shawn Griffiths discuss former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke's puzzling endorsement of Jill Stein, Democrat Mike Bennett's slightly more puzzling opposition to election reform in his state...

Political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz joined Foward Party Founder Andrew Yang on his most recent podcast to talk about the state of the 2024 presidential election, and what he's seeing from the data.

Two states currently use ranked choice voting at the state level (Maine and Alaska). This number could substantially change with RCV on the ballot in 4 states, including the red state Idaho, the purple state Colorado, and the blue state Oregon. 

Not much attention is on Amendment 7 in Missouri as millions of dollars have gone into ads for and against other proposals that deal with abortion, online sports betting, and a new casino. However, the amendment will affect the voting rights of every Missouri citizen.

Alaska voters have a choice this election: Keep the nonpartisan election reform that opened taxpayer-funded election to all voters and candidates. Or, return to a system where party leaders have the most control over election outcomes.

While Election Day is still three weeks away, a combination of safe congressional seats and closed partisan primaries has already determined the result of 87% of House Elections.

The Denver Post Editorial Board has issued an endorsement on Proposition 131 in Colorado, an initiative that calls for a nonpartisan top 4 open primary with ranked choice voting. They ask voters to vote "No," but not because they have doubts about the reform.

With Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s announcement on Sept. 24 that he doesn't have enough votes to call a special session of the Legislature to change the way the state allocates electoral votes, an effort led by former President Donald Trump to pressure the Legislature officially failed.

Pennsylvania is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential election and could decide who wins between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. However, it is not the only statewide race voters should be watching. 

In an effort to raise awareness about the staggering influence of PAC money in politics, RepresentUs, the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization, has partnered with OpenSecrets, a go-to source to track the flow of money in US politics.

Oregon’s 5th Congressional District is a hotly contested political battleground that will be one of a few that will decide who controls Congress in 2025. The Cook Political Voting index has the district as D+2, but it is currently represented by a Republican.

All of us remember when Vice President Mike Pence declared Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election at the end of a violent day at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Those were trying times for our country as MAGA loyalists circulated baseless claims of fraud and Donald Trump pressured his vice president to prevent Biden’s win by not counting electoral votes from some states.

The Washington Post Editorial Board has announced its support for ranked choice voting (which will be on the ballot in 4 states and the District of Columbia), encouraging DC residents in particular to support Initiative 83.

The Unite America (UAI) Institute released new analysis Tuesday that found that less and less US voters (down to 7%) are deciding nearly 90% of US House races in taxpayer-funded primary elections. What’s more, the gap between these numbers is widening.

There are few truly competitive congressional elections in the US. However, Colorado voters in the state's 3rd Congressional District will not only decide the tightest election in the state, but the entire country this November.

Early voting is set to kick off in Arizona this week, and the state Supreme Court has put to bed a legal battle over Prop 140 that has dragged on well past the printing of ballots. The high court ruled that votes for Prop 140 will count. 

Trump won over independent voters in 2016, lost them in 2020. Can he win them again in 2024?

The 2024 election cycle is already a historic year for election reform. Six states plus the District of Columbia have measures on the November 5 ballot that, if approved by voters, will open taxpayer-funded primary elections to voters outside the Republican and Democratic Parties.

At a forum in Minneapolis last week, former representative of Wyoming, Liz Cheney, stated it might be necessary to form a new party for conservatives unhappy with the GOP’s shift towards Trumpism and the MAGA movement. 

Idaho Republican lawmakers have indicated that because they don't like election reforms in Proposition 1, they will consider repealing or amending the proposal if voters approve it in November. 

Gallup reported Tuesday that 58% of US adults believe that the US needs a third major political party in the US. This dropped 5 percentage points from 2023, but still represents a clear majority of Americans.

In a new video posted by the nonpartisan primary reform group Open Primaries, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt discusses his support for an open primary system in which all candidates have to make their case to all registered voters, regardless of party.

Bloomington is 1 of 5 cities in Minnesota that uses ranked choice voting for its city elections. However, this could change if opponents to reform have their way in November.

In the latest episode of the Forward Podcast, Forward Party Co-Founder Andrew Yang interviews Rory Stewart, whose multifaceted record includes almost becoming UK prime minister. He is the author of the best-selling book, "How Not to Be a Politician."

Take horse race polls on the presidential election and, as the philosopher David Hume recommended for works of superstition, consign them to the flames.

In 2022, a majority of Nevada voters said 'Yes' to a ballot measure that would open up primaries to all voters and candidates and implement ranked choice voting in the general election. The question is: Will they do it again in 2024?

Montana voters have a choice to make: They can keep the state's partisan primary system, which decides most elections in the state before most voters have a say. Or, they can end party primaries and adopt a system that is open to all voters and candidates at the most critical stage of the process. 

Nearly 300,000 independent voters in Idaho have an opportunity to pass a ballot measure that would guarantee them equal access to taxpayer-funded primary elections without having to affiliate with one of the two major political parties.

Arizona voters will have several ballot measures to consider when they receive their November ballot. Among them is Proposition 140, which if passed would end partisan primaries in the state and give independent voters and candidates level footing in the elections process.

South Dakota voters have a choice in the 2024 election: They can keep an election system that is solely controlled by a single political party, or they can reform elections that allow voters to choose any candidate they prefer, regardless of party under Amendment H. 

Independent voters in Washington DC have an opportunity this November to gain access to the city's most critical elections, the primaries, while also implementing ranked choice voting for all District elections with Initiative 83. 

A lifelong nonpartisan candidate is making a serious run for mayor of San Diego against the incumbent Democrat in a left-leaning city.

While working to activate, energize, and turnout their voters on Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are playing wedges with the pie chart, but the Dems are crying foul.

The 2024 presidential election is considered extremely tight and much like the 2020 election will be decided by less than 100,000 votes in a small handful of states – if polling is any indication of the state of the election.

The nonpartisan voting reform group FairVote released a new report Monday that shows that 70 major party statewide and congressional candidates in the 2024 primary cycle advanced to the general election with less than 50% of the vote. 

A poll commissioned by Colorado Voters First shows that a clear majority (56%) of likely voters in Colorado will or probably will support Proposition 131, a measure that would implement a nonpartisan Top 4 primary with ranked choice voting in the general election.

In the latest episode of the Forward Podcast, Forward Party Co-Founder Andrew Yang talked with Dan Osborn, an independent candidate running for US Senate who is in a statistical dead-heat with incumbent US Senator Deb Fischer going into November.

In the United States, elections–and the governments they produce–are lagging indicators of public sentiment. Elections simply provide a quantitative measure of what the voters believe. The governments that emerge from elections merely establish order and discipline with respect to those policies and approaches that have already been emotionally and intellectually pioneered and adopted by the American people.

La carrera por el Distrito 36 de la Asamblea de California se distingue como una competencia cerrada entre el republicano Jeff Gonzalez y el demócrata Joey Acuña, Jr. AD36 es un distrito diverso que incluye áreas urbanas y vastas zonas rurales, lo que lo convierte en un campo de batalla único en las próximas elecciones. El distrito abarca todo el condado de Imperial y una gran parte del condado de Riverside, incluyendo áreas en el este y noreste del Valle de Coachella.

La carrera por el Distrito 50 de la Asamblea de California se ha vuelto una batalla intensa entre dos demócratas, Robert Garcia y Adam Perez, quienes compiten por el puesto en un distrito abrumadoramente demócrata.

La carrera por el Distrito 57 de la Asamblea de California es una competencia directa entre dos demócratas, Efren Martinez y Sade Elhawary, en un distrito fuertemente demócrata.

Como en cada ciclo electoral, Independent Voter News ofrece una cobertura exhaustiva de las elecciones más competitivas en California y cómo los votantes independientes influirán el futuro del Estado de California.

Ambos son abogados y demócratas, pero Brian Maienschein y Heather Ferbert han trabajado arduamente para mostrar que son candidatos distintos. Ambos afirman que sus fortalezas los convierten en el candidato ideal para el puesto de Fiscal de la Ciudad de San Diego.

El alcalde de San Diego, Todd Gloria, se postula para la reelección y, aunque tiene como oponente a Larry Turner, un oficial de policía y veterano de los Marines, no se espera que la carrera sea competitiva. Turner es el único candidato independiente (NPP) que se presenta para un cargo importante.

La Supervisora del Condado de San Diego, Nora Vargas, se postula para un segundo mandato representando a los residentes del Distrito 1. Se enfrenta a Alejandro Galicia, quien no ha recaudado fondos, lo que le da a Vargas un camino extremadamente fácil hacia la reelección.

La carrera por el Distrito 23 del Senado de California es una de las mas observadas. La republicana Suzette Valladares enfrenta un fuerte desafío del demócrata Kip Mueller en un distrito que ha experimentado cambios demográficos y políticos significativos en los ultimos años. El Partido Republicano esta determinado en mantener este puesto, actualmente ocupado por Scott Wilk, mientras que los demócratas ven una oportunidad de voltear la balanza, aprovechando la dinámica cambiante de los votantes.

En mayo, IVN publicó una encuesta que reveló que más del 67% de los votantes en San Diego y Chula Vista apoyan la iniciativa "More Choice San Diego", que permitiría a los votantes clasificar hasta 5 candidatos en la elección general, en lugar de elegir entre dos.

Close and contested elections are a part of American history, and the upcoming presidential election will likely continue this tradition.

Part of the national narrative following a second attempt on former President Donald Trump's life has focused on the political divisions in the US, and rhetoric that people on both sides of the aisle now say needs to be "toned down."

Tusk Ventures Founder and CEO Bradley Tusk has been making his rounds both in the media and with nonpartisan reform groups to discuss his new book, "Vote with Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy," and the need to change incentives in US elections to guarantee less extremism and more accountable representation. 

La carrera por el Distrito 27 de la Asamblea de California se convirtió en una competencia clave en Central Valley, con la demócrata Esmeralda Soria enfrentando el desafío de la republicana conservadora Joanna García Rose.

The latest findings from Pew Research Center indicate that over a majority of Americans (54%) "at least sometimes" get their news from social media, which the group says is up slightly from recent years. 

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, as part of the Bill of Rights, was placed in force on December 15, 1791: A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

In the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, comedian Bill Maher said Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign proves something about American politics...

In the latest episode of the Forward Podcast, Forward Party Co-Founder Andrew Yang sat down with AI researcher and author Gary Marcus to discusses the dangers an unchecked generative AI industry has on consumers and US democracy.

They’re both attorneys and they’re both Democrats, but beyond that Brian Maienschein and Heather Ferbert have worked hard to show voters they’re different candidates. Each, of course, says their strengths make them the ideal candidate for San Diego City Attorney.

Coleen Cusack is an attorney and homeless advocate challenging Councilmember Stephen Whitburn for his seat representing residents of San Diego District 3, who live in downtown and near Balboa Park.

Sean Elo-Rivera is running for re-election to represent the residents of District 9 in the City of San Diego. While he faces a challenger in Terry Hoskins, this is not expected to be a competitive race.