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Do Politically Disengaged Voters Still Have a Civic Responsibility to Vote?
Do Politically Disengaged Voters Still Have a Civic Responsibility to Vote?
Perhaps one of the most pervasive myths in American politics is that a voter should vote because it matters to them personally.
30 Oct, 2024
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10 min read
Partisan Hypocrisy on Voting Reform: It's Not About Democracy; It's About Power
Partisan Hypocrisy on Voting Reform: It's Not About Democracy; It's About Power
Nonpartisan election reform is on the ballot in 7 states, 6 of which could implement new voting models that open taxpayer-funded elections to all voters and candidates, regardless of party.
29 Oct, 2024
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7 min read
Despite Inevitable Calls for Election Recounts, Research Shows They Rarely Change the Outcome
Despite Inevitable Calls for Election Recounts, Research Shows They Rarely Change the Outcome
One thing that voters can inevitably count on after Election Night 2024 is that regardless of who wins, there will be calls in key battleground states for recounts.
28 Oct, 2024
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4 min read
Rally for Open Primaries: 2024 Reforms Offer Every Voter a Seat at the Table
Rally for Open Primaries: 2024 Reforms Offer Every Voter a Seat at the Table
Hundreds of US voters gathered Monday to not only celebrate a historic year in nonpartisan election reform, but also show their support for several 2024 ballot initiatives that promote equal voting rights for all citizens in taxpayer-funded elections.
23 Oct, 2024
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4 min read
Latest Poll Points to Potential Trouble for 'Top Two' Measure in South Dakota
Latest Poll Points to Potential Trouble for 'Top Two' Measure in South Dakota
Amendment H, which would implement a nonpartisan top two primary system in South Dakota, may be in serious trouble. That is, if a recent News Watch poll is accurate.
22 Oct, 2024
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2 min read
WaPo Says Ranked Choice Voting 'Deserves to Pass,' Endorses Initiative 83
WaPo Says Ranked Choice Voting 'Deserves to Pass,' Endorses Initiative 83
The Washington Post Editorial Board has announced its support for ranked choice voting (which will be on the ballot in 4 states and the District of Columbia), encouraging DC residents in particular to support Initiative 83.
07 Oct, 2024
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US Voters, Activists Set to Rally for Open Primaries Ahead of Historic Elections
US Voters, Activists Set to Rally for Open Primaries Ahead of Historic Elections
The 2024 election cycle is already a historic year for election reform. Six states plus the District of Columbia have measures on the November 5 ballot that, if approved by voters, will open taxpayer-funded primary elections to voters outside the Republican and Democratic Parties.
03 Oct, 2024
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5 min read
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt: 'Open Primaries Aren't a Weird, Foreign Concept'
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt: 'Open Primaries Aren't a Weird, Foreign Concept'
In a new video posted by the nonpartisan primary reform group Open Primaries, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt discusses his support for an open primary system in which all candidates have to make their case to all registered voters, regardless of party.
01 Oct, 2024
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2 min read
Initiative 83: Independents Could Make History with DC Election Reform
Initiative 83: Independents Could Make History with DC Election Reform
Independent voters in Washington DC have an opportunity this November to gain access to the city's most critical elections, the primaries, while also implementing ranked choice voting for all District elections with Initiative 83. 
26 Sep, 2024
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4 min read
How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters
How The GOP and Dems Are Using Third Parties to Poach Each Other's Voters
While working to activate, energize, and turnout their voters on Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are playing wedges with the pie chart, but the Dems are crying foul.
25 Sep, 2024
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4 min read