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Independent Voter Project Conference: Good Government Requires Nonpartisan Discussions, Not Party Politics
The Independent Voter Project (IVP) hosted its 2015 Business and Leadership Policy Conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Maui. The conference brought together California lawmakers from both political pa ...
18 Nov, 2015
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DNC Vice-Chair Punished for Calling for More Presidential Debates
For those concerned about the state of our political discussion, or better yet, those who have turned their heads the other way because politicians don't seem to care about having a real conversation, ...
12 Oct, 2015
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'One Person, One Vote': SCOTUS to Decide if Non-Registered Voters Deserve Representation
The U.S Supreme Court's October term isn't filled with landmark cases, but one in particular may have a profound effect on the U.S election system. The Evenwel v. Abbott case was filed back in Februar ...
08 Oct, 2015
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From Grassroots Movement to Major Party: A Brief History of the Independent Party of Oregon
In February, IVN.us reported on the possibility that the Independent Party of Oregon might be named Oregon's third major party by registering 5 percent of the state's voters by August 17 of this year. ...
14 Sep, 2015
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The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain ...
09 Sep, 2015
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Expanding Access to Care: How Bernie Sanders May Get Single-Payer After All
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has made health care a central plank in his platform. At a rally on July 30 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Sanders d ...
04 Aug, 2015
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Former, Current POTUS Candidates Say Whoever Wins National Popular Vote Should Win Election
Since the movement launched in 2006, National Popular Vote has made significant progress to reform the way Americans elect their president.The group's plan involves a state-by-state approach. States t ...
25 Jun, 2015
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Government of a Few: New Data Shows Just How Broken Our Democracy Really Is
FairVote on June 12 released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen" -- Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack ...
19 Jun, 2015
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House Passes 2016 NDAA to Fund A War It Hasn't Authorized
The House of Representatives voted last week to pass H.R. 1735, also known as the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- 269 in favor to 161 opposed. The vote came over the concerns of seve ...
19 May, 2015
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Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Have Spread Nationwide
Daylight Savings first originated in Germany during World War I to save electricity, and the UK quickly followed their lead. When Daylight Savings was first adopted in the U.S., it was part of a war p ...
26 Mar, 2015
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