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With deep frustration, Vote Nevada PAC announced it is withdrawing its ballot initiative to create an independent redistricting commission -- a proposal meant to bring openness, accountability, and fairness to how Nevada’s political maps are drawn.

Vote Nevada PAC filed two constitutional amendment initiatives Tuesday aimed at transforming how Nevadans vote – and how maps are drawn. The group argues that its proposals will ensure a redistricting process free of corruption while guaranteeing all voters equal access to the ballot.

California U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R) says the current redistricting war that threatens to escalate after Texas and California approved mid-decade gerrymanders is “bad for the country, bad for representation, and bad for democracy.”

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, claiming he was going to “lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots,” adding that he would sign an executive order ahead of the 2026 midterms. However, Trump has yet to sign such an order.

Republicans currently hold a narrow 219 to 212 edge over Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, with four vacancies: three from Democratic members who have died and one from a Republican who has resigned. This is the smallest House majority held by either party in nearly a century. The razo

The press has a problem with independent voters. Specifically, the historic growth seen in independent voter registration that is making it more difficult to frame the electorate as divided between the two private political parties. Their solution? Ignore it completely. For example, the New York Times published an article on Wednesday that analyzes the voter registration crisis the Democratic Party faces as they look ahead at future elections. Recent losses among key demographic groups have st

Monday marked another escalation in the mid-cycle redistricting fight between Republicans in Texas and Democrats in California – with one in another special session to add 5 more GOP seats, and the other maneuvering to counter this with 5 new Democratic seats.

We’re halfway into 2025 and the year has already delivered several wins for independent voters and their right to equal participation in elections following a campaign cycle in which statewide ballot measure losses threatened to slow down the movement.

Registered unaffiliated voters in Nevada – the state’s largest registered voting bloc – came close to gaining real electoral power in elections with the adoption of semi-open primaries. That is, until Gov. Joe Lombardo decided to keep their voices suppressed.

A surprise last-minute bill to open primary elections to Nevada’s largest voting bloc, registered unaffiliated voters, moved quickly through the state legislature and was approved by a majority of lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session Monday.