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Prop. 64: An In-Depth Look at California’s Marijuana Legalization Measure
Editor’s note: This article was co-authored by Chris Micheli and Michael Daft. This article was originally self-published by the authors and has been republished on IVN with their consent.&n ...
17 Nov, 2016
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19 min read
How 600,000 People Broke Big Money's Grip On Power
This election was historic for the movement to break big money’s grip on our political system. On November 8, 2016, voters in South Dakota passed the first-ever statewide Anti-Corruption Act. This bal ...
14 Nov, 2016
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1 min read
8 States Just Legalized Marijuana for Recreation or Medicinal Purposes
In a watershed electoral victory for drug policy liberalization in the United States, an astounding eight states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes Tuesday.That’s an es ...
09 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
Desglosando la Democracia: Movimientos No-Partidistas en el Foco
Estamos a menos de una semana del Día de las Elecciones, dando cierre a una contienda presidencial que ha dado a los votantes dos de los candidatos más rechazados y desconfiados en la historia moderna ...
02 Nov, 2016
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7 min read
New Research: RCV Doesn't Lower Turnout; Increases It When Replacing Runoffs
Some reporters recently have reported on research that, based on only a few elections and without factoring in election competitiveness, suggests voter turnout has been adversely affected by introduct ...
26 Oct, 2016
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2 min read
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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4 min read
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
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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1 min read