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Rally for Open Primaries: 2024 Reforms Offer Every Voter a Seat at the Table
Rally for Open Primaries: 2024 Reforms Offer Every Voter a Seat at the Table
Hundreds of US voters gathered Monday to not only celebrate a historic year in nonpartisan election reform, but also show their support for several 2024 ballot initiatives that promote equal voting rights for all citizens in taxpayer-funded elections.
23 Oct, 2024
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Measure 117: Will Oregon Be the Next State to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?
Measure 117: Will Oregon Be the Next State to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting?
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. 
17 Oct, 2024
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The Denver Post Makes a Strange Endorsement on Voting Reform in Colorado
The Denver Post Makes a Strange Endorsement on Voting Reform in Colorado
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.
15 Oct, 2024
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WaPo Says Ranked Choice Voting 'Deserves to Pass,' Endorses Initiative 83
WaPo Says Ranked Choice Voting 'Deserves to Pass,' Endorses Initiative 83
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.
07 Oct, 2024
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3 min read
A New Way Forward for Colorado? Inside the Nation's Tightest Election
A New Way Forward for Colorado? Inside the Nation's Tightest Election
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.
07 Oct, 2024
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US Voters, Activists Set to Rally for Open Primaries Ahead of Historic Elections
US Voters, Activists Set to Rally for Open Primaries Ahead of Historic Elections
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.
03 Oct, 2024
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Colorado Voters Appear Ready to Adopt More Choice Elections in November
Colorado Voters Appear Ready to Adopt More Choice Elections in November
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.
23 Sep, 2024
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3 min read
Fiscal de la Ciudad de San Diego: ¿Apoyarán los Independientes y Republicanos al Líder Experimentado o a la Subprocuradora General de la Ciudad?
Fiscal de la Ciudad de San Diego: ¿Apoyarán los Independientes y Republicanos al Líder Experimentado o a la Subprocuradora General de la Ciudad?
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.
15 Sep, 2024
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Despite Candidates Needing Independents, US Elections Have Failed These Voters
Despite Candidates Needing Independents, US Elections Have Failed These Voters
With the race to Election Day entering the homestretch, the Harris and Trump campaigns are in a full out sprint to reach independent voters, knowing full well that independents have been the deciding vote in every presidential contest since the Obama era. And like clockwork every election season, debates are arising about who independent voters are, whether they matter and even whether they actually exist at all.
11 Sep, 2024
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3 min read
The Independent Guide to 6 States (Plus DC) That Could Pass Fairer Elections in 2024
The Independent Guide to 6 States (Plus DC) That Could Pass Fairer Elections in 2024
Six states plus the District of Columbia will have measures on their November 5 ballots that, if passed, will reform the way public officials are elected in a way that offers more choice to all voters, regardless of political affiliation.
03 Sep, 2024
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