Utah's fourth congressional district is up for grabs after Democrat Jim Matheson
announced his retirement last year. Returning after a narrow loss against Matheson in 2012, Republican Mia
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State-by-state Information
How Do Primaries Work?
Partisan v. Nonpartisan
Closed (Partisan)
Semi-Closed (Partisan)
Open (Partisan)
Open (Nonpartisan)
Variants of Traditional Election Systems
Top-Two
As it was pointed out in a recent federal court decision in Hawaii, which upheld the state's open primary system, the court cannot base its decision on the
Whether you support or oppose his controversial acts, Edward Snowden’s revelations of the NSA surveillance program resurfaces the issue of government intrusion, and reminds us to be extra cautious
On Friday, President Obama spoke before the Department of Justice to comment on his administration's internal review of intelligence programs used by the National Security Agency. The administration’
I've written here previously about what I believe is the #1 most important electoral reform. More important than ending gerrymandering, more important than ending the legal extortion and
It is a delicate yet sometimes not-very-graceful balancing act that our elected representatives must constantly perform. It is an act executed on a high-wire strung between opposing
Now that same sex marriages can be legally performed in 17 states (plus the District of Columbia), the other states are starting to
feel the pressure that comes when you
According to
The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance
During the last few election cycles, we have seen a great change in the American electorate not just in terms of demographics, but in terms of ideology as well. As
Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be
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