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Over 80 Indie Leaders Sign Letter Thanking Chuck Todd for Spotlighting Independent Movement
We received your announcement that you will be stepping down as moderator of NBC’s “Meet The Press” with mixed reaction. Of course, we are happy that you are on to your next chapter and wish you all the best.
02 Aug, 2023
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The Election Wave No One Is Talking About
While there’s lots of talk about “red waves” and “blue waves,” what really deserves the headlines is the “reform wave” that’s sweeping the country.
From coast to coast, election reform was on the b ...
17 Nov, 2022
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Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections
The momentum behind ranked choice voting continues to grow across the US and has spread to new states after several jurisdictions adopted its use in the 2022 elections.
RCV is the fastest growing n ...
09 Nov, 2022
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One Measure at A time: The 2022 Revolt Against Rigged Elections
Another Election Day is quickly approaching in the US, and many voters have an opportunity to add their voices to the growing repudiation of an election system that has failed to represent and provide ...
17 Oct, 2022
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Fair Maps Advocates Sound The Alarm Over Gerrymandering in 3 States
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. With the 2021 redistricting cycle in full swing, one-third of t ...
17 Nov, 2021
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Gerrymandering Update: Blue and Red States Get Fs in Princeton Report Card
Legislatures and redistricting commissions across the United States are in the process of drawing new maps for their legislative and congressional districts, and some states have already drawn new lin ...
05 Nov, 2021
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2 min read
US Sees Rise of National Independent Party in New Political Thriller "American Conspiracy"
SYNOPSIS: AMERICAN CONSPIRACY (Lido Press: 7/23/2021)Available on Amazon or other vendors on author’s website: www.mjpolelle.comThe tumultuous presidential election of 2028 comes up snake eyes when ac ...
02 Nov, 2021
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No Order in the Court
On September 6, 2021, Alan Braid, a seventy-six-year-old OBGYN in San Antonio, Texas, performed an abortion on a woman in her first trimester. A few years ago, this procedure would have attracted litt ...
22 Sep, 2021
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Illinois Lawmakers Ignore Constituent Pleas with Revised Legislative Maps
The Illinois Legislature didn’t waste any time ramming new state House and Senate maps through the legislative process Tuesday, despite criticism and pleas from community organizations for a more thor ...
01 Sep, 2021
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The Great American Map Off Is Underway
Want to better understand how gerrymandering works while also competing for prizes? There is a competition going on until June 15 that calls on the American public to put their mapmaking skills to the ...
20 May, 2021
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