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Why New York’s Ranked Choice Voting is Totally Partisan
New York City held primary elections on Tuesday, June 27, for city council and other municipal offices. NYC primaries are unique compared to most primary elections in the US in that they use rank...
Unite America: California's Top-Two Primary Changed the Game for Better Elections
Thursday, June 8, marked 13 years since California voters approved Proposition 14, the nonpartisan top-two (Top-Two) initiative authored by the Independent Voter Project (IVP). The anniversary was acc...
Letters Urge CA Supreme Court to Hear Evidence that California Suppresses the Rights of Independent Voters
A former member of Congress and two national reform groups have filed letters with the California Supreme Court supporting the Independent Voter Project’s (IVP) lawsuit that challenges the state’s cum...
CA Supreme Court Could Hear Case Challenging State's Cumbersome Presidential Primary Rules
The Independent Voter Project has filed a petition with the California Supreme Court to hear its lawsuit challenging the state’s semi-closed presidential primary, which the group asserts has caused wi...
New Penn. Bill Would Open Primaries to Independent Voters
One of the nation’s most contentious battleground states has an opportunity to open its primaries to 1.2 million voters registered independent. A new bill in Pennsylvania recognizes that these citizen...
Alaskans Have Spoken: New Voting System Is Fairer, Easy, and Gives Them Better Candidates
A new report from the McKinley Research Group (MRG) finds that Alaskans are generally satisfied with their new nonpartisan voting system. Not only is it simple, but they also have more confidence...
From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression
The New York Libertarian (LPNY) and Green Parties (GPNY) have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state election rules designed by the major parties to knock third part...
CALIFORNIA COURT: It's OK to Suppress Independent Voter Rights
For a state that claims to lead the nation in voter rights, California’s presidential primary rules are a study in hypocrisy.
The California Constitution requires that all elections for partisan of...
Two Cities Expand Reach of Ranked Choice Voting
Voters added or expanded the use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in two US cities in the same week this month: Redondo Beach, California, and Burlington, Vermont.
An overwhelming maj...
Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be
The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2019 by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and 6 individual plaintiffs from across the political spectrum to prevent voter confusion in the 2020 primary...