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Leadership: A Lost Skill That Must Be Re-Learned
Like so many other Americans, I too have become frustrated with the unbridled lack of civility, crippling partisanship, and dysfunctional gridlock that prevent our country from solving the serious pro ...
25 Oct, 2016
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Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
Why stick with third party and independent candidates in November, if Clinton and Trump have a combined 80% of the electorate in all major polls? In an election season that is anything but usual, one ...
10 Oct, 2016
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Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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5 min read
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
In the weeks since the California primary, when Hillary Clinton joined Donald Trump in becoming her party’s presumptive nominee for president, FairVote has tracked both candidates’ campaign appearance ...
01 Aug, 2016
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5 min read
Federal Lawmakers Introduce New Automatic Voter Registration Bill for All Eligible Voters
On July 14, congressional lawmakers introduced the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016, which would ensure that whenever a citizen interacts with the government, they are automatically registered ...
18 Jul, 2016
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In Writing Their Platforms, Some Parties Strive For Better Democracy
It’s July in an election year which means that, among other things, it’s convention time. In the lead up to the conventions, parties are in a flurry of preparation, trying to get every element of thei ...
15 Jul, 2016
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An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
“Americans vote for their president.”Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. ...
15 Jul, 2016
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California Voters Will Decide Whether To Legalize Pot
Sacramento, CALIF. - California voters will get t0 decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Secretary of State Alex Padilla said initiative proponents have turned in more than enough si ...
29 Jun, 2016
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Independent Parties Join Forces to End Two-Party Hold on Presidential Elections
6/1/2016 - The United Independent Party of Massachusetts has reached an agreement in principle to join with the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota as a co-founder of a ...
04 Jun, 2016
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Independent Parties in Oregon, Minnesota Announce Presidential Pact
Leaders of the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota have reached a "broad strokes" agreement on joining together to form a national coalition of nonpartisan, moderate, a ...
12 May, 2016
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