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A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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Thomas Jefferson and the Great Executive Overreach
You have probably heard by now that Barack Obama intends to raise the minimum wage for employees hired to fulfill new government contracts--and that he will do this under his own executive authority. ...
30 Jan, 2014
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3 min read
How Do I Vote? Everything You Need to Know by State
Table of Contents State-by-state Information How Do Primaries Work? Partisan v. Nonpartisan Closed (Partisan) Semi-Closed (Partisan) Open (Partisan) Open (Nonpartisan) Variants of Traditional Election ...
17 Jan, 2014
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22 min read
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Fix The Voting Rights Act
According to The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance is needed. P ...
16 Jan, 2014
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5 min read
What Are the Different Types of Primary Elections?
Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be chosen as their candidat ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Why Won't Our Senate Audit The Federal Reserve?
After a committee vote and hearings in the US Senate on the nomination of Janet Yellen to the chair of the Federal Reserve system, many in the United States wait to see if the institution she plans to ...
13 Dec, 2013
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4 min read
Louisiana is a Model for Gerrymandering and Partisan Politics
Despite calling it a nonpartisan blanket primary election, Louisiana's parties have used a basket of tools to institutionalize partisan politics. The 'nonpartisan' primary system they use, referred to ...
29 Oct, 2013
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4 min read
Tuition Increases by 2.9% in 2013; Lowest Increase in 30 Years
Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...
23 Oct, 2013
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8 min read
California's Path to a Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary
California is a unique place. Just ask anyone who's ever lived there.So naturally the state boasts a unique system for nominating its elected officials as well and the road to the system that's curren ...
17 Oct, 2013
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4 min read
Outdated Caucus System in Iowa Leaves Out 90% of Voters
The 2016 presidential election may be three years away, but Iowa is already abuzz with potential Republican candidates.As soon as the dust settled from Mitt Romney’s failed bid to unseat President Bar ...
09 Oct, 2013
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5 min read