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Va. Voters: Ranked Choice Voting Is 'Super Easy,' Creates Equal Playing Field
Arlington County, Virginia held its first ranked choice voting elections on Tuesday, June 20, during the Democratic primary for county board -- and many voters appear to approve of the new voting meth...
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...
SOTU: Biden Calls on Congress to Save a Democracy Under Assault
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished in its entirety on IVN with permission from the publisher.President Biden gave Ukraine top billing and sai...
Democrats Face Mounting Pressure to Choose between Voting Rights and Filibuster
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on the IVN Network with permission from the publisher.The massive elections reform bill known as the Freed...
Should Election Day Be A National Holiday?
The Freedom to Vote Act, which would make a number of major changes to election law in the United States, is could come up for a vote soon. The bill includes a number of provisions, including a ban on...
All Aboard The Freedom to Vote Act Train
It’s January 2021, there’s a new president in D.C., a new Senate majority and a Democratic majority crowing about how voting rights is their top priority, even making the For the People Act their firs...
The Census, Power Politics, and Slavery
Thanks to the Constitutionally-mandated periodic census, the House of Representatives will look a lot different for the 2022 midterm elections, with some states gaining seats, some losing them, and pa...
Ranked Choice Voting Gets Positive Review in NYC, Despite Tally Blunder
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. A tallying error by the New York City Board of Elections threw...
For The People Act: A Victim of Partisan Dysfunction
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.When Sen. Joe Manchin's office told CNN this week that he oppose...
23 Utah Cities Adopt Ranked Choice Voting for 2021 Elections
It is only May and already 2021 has been a monumental year for ranked choice voting. Not only is RCV being used for the first time in New York City, but 23 Utah cities have passed ordinances to use it...