Independent Voter News (Page 2)

America’s Democracy Is Cracking. The Revolution to Rebuild It Has Already Begun.

From a national popular vote and ranked choice voting to proportional representation, court reform and a constitutional right to vote, Rob Richie argues the next era of American democracy will require rewriting the rules.

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Rob Richie

/ August 18, 2026

America’s Democracy Is Cracking. The Revolution to Rebuild It Has Already Begun.

DNC Backs Down on Ranked Choice Voting Ban After Backlash

The Democratic National Committee reversed its proposed ban on ranked choice voting in the 2028 presidential primary after backlash from party members and reformers, reverting delegate selection rules to their 2024 language.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 17, 2026

DNC Backs Down on Ranked Choice Voting Ban After Backlash

Missouri Secretary of State Admits Popular Amendment Qualified — Says Voters Still Won’t Get a Say

Missouri's Secretary of State admitted in court that a proposed amendment to protect citizen initiatives had enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but is still refusing to put it before voters.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 17, 2026

Missouri Secretary of State Admits Popular Amendment Qualified — Says Voters Still Won’t Get a Say

Latino Independents Could Decide California in 2026—If Anyone Bothers to Reach Them

Latino voters with no party preference are poised to play an outsized role in California’s 2026 elections — but both parties may be failing to reach the voters who could decide them.

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Alex Segura, Latino News Network

/ August 17, 2026

Latino Independents Could Decide California in 2026—If Anyone Bothers to Reach Them

We Expect Election Referees to Be Neutral. So Why Do We Make Them Pick a Team?

We trust secretaries of state to administer elections impartially, even though most are chosen through partisan contests that reward the very political pressures they are expected to resist.

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Joseph Cerrone, Ph.D

/ August 17, 2026

We Expect Election Referees to Be Neutral. So Why Do We Make Them Pick a Team?

America’s First Socialist President? His Name Is Donald Trump

The Trump administration is taking direct ownership stakes in major U.S. corporations like Intel, U.S. Steel, and Westinghouse Electric, marking an unprecedented expansion of federal control over American business.

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James K Glassman

/ August 17, 2026

America’s First Socialist President? His Name Is Donald Trump

Someone in Sacramento Is Actually Trying to Solve Problems

California's Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of 26 lawmakers, is quietly working to solve real problems like housing costs and energy by passing bills without partisan conflict.

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Dan Schnur

/ August 17, 2026

Someone in Sacramento Is Actually Trying to Solve Problems

New Texas Secretary of State Holds the Line Against GOP Push to Close Primaries

Despite pressure from within his own party, Robert Howden says Texas will defend its open primary system — and that any effort to close it belongs in the Legislature, not the courts.

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Jeremy Gruber

/ August 15, 2026

New Texas Secretary of State Holds the Line Against GOP Push to Close Primaries

Lauren Pinkston Is Betting Tennessee Isn’t as Red as It Looks

The independent candidate for governor argues Tennessee’s one-party dominance is fueled by historically low turnout—and she thinks the voters sitting on the sidelines could upend the conventional wisdom.

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Matt Shinners

/ August 14, 2026

Lauren Pinkston Is Betting Tennessee Isn’t as Red as It Looks

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship 2.0 Could Put Him on a Collision Course With Pro-Lifers

The Trump administration's new executive order on birthright citizenship aims to work within Supreme Court limits by denying citizenship to children born to non-citizen parents in specific categories, but experts warn it could create constitutional conflicts.

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Irwin Nowick

/ August 14, 2026

Trump’s Birthright Citizenship 2.0 Could Put Him on a Collision Course With Pro-Lifers

California’s Election Referees Wear Party Jerseys. Two Amendments Aim to Change That.

California legislators introduce two constitutional amendments to remove party control from elections: one making the secretary of state a nonpartisan office, another transferring ballot language authority to a nonpartisan body.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 13, 2026

California’s Election Referees Wear Party Jerseys. Two Amendments Aim to Change That.