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New Report: 55 Statewide and Congressional Primaries in 2022 Decided By Minority of Voters
Can the partisan primary elections process be considered truly democratic? Not only do these elections often deny voters meaningful participation (if they are allowed to participate at all), but often...
Independent WA Candidate Says Parties Shouldn't Referee Their Own Elections
Increasing polarization is raising concerns over the integrity of elections. Voters find themselves election after election faced with the question: Should elected officials loyal to their party call ...
The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process Is Under Attack
The ballot measure process has been critical to the success of nonpartisan reforms across the country. However, according to new research by RepresentUs, 11 states have proposed over 60 laws to make i...
Do We Really Need A Third Party?
Editor's Note: The pieces below feature two sides to the debate on term limits from John Aldrich, Spencer Reynolds, and Laura Del Savio. These perspectives originally published on Divided We Fall and ...
Peter Ackerman: Election Reformers Lose a Father, Mentor, and Fearless Captain
There are few people that help steer the course of history. Dr. Peter Ackerman was one of them. Peter, who has been the driving force behind some of the most powerful efforts to unrig the two-par...
Bill That Enfranchises Over 350,000 Independent Voters In Maine Becomes Law
A third of Maine’s electorate will have an opportunity for meaningful participation in taxpayer-funded elections. Governor Janet Mills allowed a bill to go into law Monday that creates a semi-open pri...
New Survey Shows Overwhelming Favorability for Ranked Choice Voting in Federal Elections
A new survey from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation (PPC) shows that most Americans favor using ranked choice voting in federal elections with three or more candidates....
Young People Overwhelmingly Do Not Trust the Government
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Millennials and members of Generation Z have little faith in an...
New Bill Calls For Fairer Elections in California Recall Process
California voters could soon see major systemic changes made to the state’s recall process for governor. A new bill introduced in the California Legislature would change how candidates qualify for the...
Oregon's Largest Voting Group is Barred from Taxpayer-Funded Elections
Voters registered as “Non-Affiliated” in Oregon now outnumber registered Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest voter registration data. Yet, despite being the largest voting group, these ...