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Recreational Marijuana is Now Officially Legal in Nevada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Cn1zB7610Nevada became the fifth state in the nation -- joining Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington -- to legalize the use and sale of recreational mar ...
03 Jul, 2017
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The Independent Movement is Blowing Up in Oregon
It appears that the momentum toward non-affiliated voter registration in Oregon is not letting up. In fact, it appears to be accelerating.Latest statistics from the Oregon secretary of state’s office ...
20 Jun, 2017
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Nonpartisan Coalition Celebrates Huge Victory for Voters In Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5czwUzzLlMSPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, May 29, 2017 -- The Illinois House unanimously passed Senate Bill 1933 to create automatic voter registration (AVR) on Monday, to appl ...
29 May, 2017
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National Popular Vote Compact Makes Huge Inroads in Another State
Ballot Access News reported Wednesday that the Oregon State House passed a bill that would add Oregon to the National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC). The plan is simple: Each state that joins the NP ...
25 May, 2017
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Star Voting: Innovative, New Voting Method Gets First Trial in Oregon
If my Google News Alerts are a valid indicator, public interest in election process reform has seen a huge increase since the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. We're witnessing this directly here in Or ...
11 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Coulter v. Berkeley: Protecting Free Speech is Not a Partisan Issue
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...
27 Apr, 2017
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From Dawn till Dusk, Protesters Gather in Front of IRS Building on Tax Day
Complying with the tax code costs the United States a cool trillion dollars per year. That’s the entire GDP of Mexico, wasted because of the sheer complexity of our tax code, which runs to 74,000 page ...
18 Apr, 2017
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Will Fargo Be the First in the Nation to Adopt Approval Voting?
The city commission of Fargo, North Dakota is currently considering a proposal that would dump the choose-one voting method used in a majority of cities and states across the U.S. and adopt appro ...
29 Mar, 2017
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Oregon Bill Would Give Independent Voters a Primary Election
No one in their right mind would challenge the importance of primary elections.So, if the first stage of the public election process in closed primary states, like Oregon, doesn't let independent vote ...
23 Mar, 2017
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