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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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Who Will Win Over Independents in November?
Editor's Note: The following is part of the discussion on centrism and appealing to independent voters, and features perspectives from Democratic Michigan State Representative Laurie Pohutsky and ...
27 Oct, 2022
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Nearly 20 States Have Restricted Private Funding of Elections
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.In 2020, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscil ...
25 May, 2022
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Meet The Honorees of the 20th Annual Anti-Corruption Awards
Independent voters are having a moment. The pro-voter reform movement is having a moment. And, the nonpartisan group Independent Voting is hosting a virtual event to celebrate this moment.On October 2 ...
12 Oct, 2021
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The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
“Our frustration as a group, as mostly unaffiliated voters or voters who only affiliate with a party because we have to in order to fully participate in Kansas elections, we feel like we should not h ...
21 Jan, 2021
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The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
A group of Kansas lawmakers are proposing a monumental change to their state constitution -- an amendment that by law would have to go before voters if approved by the legislature. Advocates of it though want to put it on the ballot when the least number of voters participate.
21 Jan, 2021
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Kansas Legislators Propose Constitutional Vote That Would Disenfranchise Voters
On Friday, the Kansas Legislature will vote to amend the Kansas Constitution. A constitutional amendment must be approved by 2/3 of Kansas state legislators and then put before “the electors,” meaning Kansas voters. Yet advocates are looking at thee state's closed primaries.
14 Jan, 2021
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Kansas Legislators Propose Constitutional Vote That Would Disenfranchise Voters
Editor's note: This letter to the editor originally appeared in the Wichita Eagle, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author. On Friday, the Kansas Legislature will vote to ...
14 Jan, 2021
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National Reform Leaders Lay Out the Future of Better Elections for 2021 and Beyond
US voters and reform practitioners had an opportunity over the weekend to wrap up 2020 celebrating the success of historic proposals for better elections and discuss future endeavors to give the Ameri ...
14 Dec, 2020
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Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences
It’s been a month since Election Day, and we still don’t know who won the 2020 election! While it’s looking more and more clear every day that Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January, Donald Trump ha ...
07 Dec, 2020
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