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Lucy Killea: A Political Icon Who Transcended Partisan Politics
Lucy Killea: A Political Icon Who Transcended Partisan Politics
As a young guy it didn’t take me long to figure out how smart Lucy Killea was. She was an extraordinary intellect and a great politician. She was clever and capable of not getting stuck in the ruts th ...
20 Jan, 2017
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12 min read
Guadagno for Governor: Join a Party or Don't Vote
Guadagno for Governor: Join a Party or Don't Vote
Kim Guadagno, who is New Jersey's lieutenant governor and secretary of state, is expected to run for governor in the GOP's June primary election against Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli. Guadagno is ...
06 Jan, 2017
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2 min read
Why the Democratic Party Opposes “One Person, One Vote”
Why the Democratic Party Opposes “One Person, One Vote”
Ever since Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Democratic Party and its allies have had a renewed appreciation for the “one person, one vote” principle established in the landmark 1964 Sup ...
20 Dec, 2016
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4 min read
Terror at Home: We Are Smarter Than We Think
Terror at Home: We Are Smarter Than We Think
Fear mongering media outlets have convinced many that we are losing the war on terror at home. The truth is, however, that we are doing quite well.According to the October Terror Threat Snap ...
17 Nov, 2016
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4 min read
November Candidate Guide: Districts 1 and 9 and City Attorney
November Candidate Guide: Districts 1 and 9 and City Attorney
San Diego, CALIF. - San Diego’s election system doesn't look like the state of California.Since 1989, the City has had an election loophole, allowing candidates who receive over 50% of the p ...
18 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
State-by-State Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is nearly as old as America itself, named after James Madison’s vice president and governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry. The advantageous practice of drawing legislative districts ...
10 Oct, 2016
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5 min read
Independent, Third Party Candidates: Vote Your Conscience; Stick With Us
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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13 min read
Guide to San Diego’s Ballot Measures for Independent-Minded Voters
Guide to San Diego’s Ballot Measures for Independent-Minded Voters
2016 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IVN SAN DIEGO VOTER GUIDEWhen San Diego voters head to the polls for the November General Election, they will find 35 ballot measures to vote on. For purposes of efficie ...
12 Sep, 2016
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24 min read
Post-Citizens United, Is Foreign Money Pouring into Our Elections?
Post-Citizens United, Is Foreign Money Pouring into Our Elections?
Federal law states that foreign governments, corporations, and individuals cannot spend money on elections in the United States. Yet following the Citizens United decision in 2010, some – in ...
26 Aug, 2016
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4 min read
Is The Tide Turning? Ninth Circuit Upholds Open Primaries in Hawaii
Is The Tide Turning? Ninth Circuit Upholds Open Primaries in Hawaii
PORTLAND, ORE. - In a major victory for the California-based Independent Voter Protect (authors of California’s 2010 groundbreaking nonpartisan primary system), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals echo ...
15 Aug, 2016
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3 min read