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How Would Proposition 18 Affect Who Can Vote? Proposition 18 would allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primary elections and special elections. Do Other States Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries? As of June 2020, 18 states, along with Washington, D.C., allowed 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the time of the general election to vote in primary elections. How was Proposition 17 Placed on the Ballot? Proposition 17 stated as Assembly Conc

Working groups from both houses of the California Legislature last month proposed a $100 billion joint stimulus plan to put the state on a path toward an equitable and resilient economic recovery by raising revenues without raising taxes by authorizing the state Treasurer to generate revenues by issuing vouchers for future taxes. As the 2020 legislative session comes to a close, TPR shares the working group’s announcement and outline of the plan, which proponents assert will protect Californians

San Diego, Calif.- California based IVN.us and Washington DC based TheFulcrum.us are the nation’s leading nonpartisan news and information publications focused primarily on political reform and related public policy. Now, IVN and The Fulcrum have teamed up to provide national content and logistical support for local community news organizations. IVN San Diego, led by Executive Editor Hoa Quach Sanchez and Executive Producer JC Polk, will provide local organizations, community leaders, and anyo

More than any other vice presidential contender in a generation, Kamala Harris’ biography is singularly Californian. Born and bussed to school in Berkeley, tested by San Francisco’s cut-throat municipal politics and propelled onto the national stage as the state’s top law enforcement officer and then its first female senator of color, Harris’ approach to politics and policymaking were honed here. Although most Americans are now focusing on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s ticket p

Since the federal weekly $600 boost expired last month, unemployed Californians have been living on impossibly low budgets — and expect to do so in the coming months even if President Trump’s weekend executive order helps break a partisan impasse in Congress. That’s because even if the federal unemployment stimulus gets extended, the state Employment Development Department estimates it could take the agency’s antiquated system as much as 20 weeks to deliver the payments. Overnight, the maximum

There is a good deal of mention of the Constitution on social media these days; frequently, in short, declarative sentences that express with certainty what the document means. Oftentimes these comments are directed at the Supreme Court, accusing a justice or justices of willfully violating the obligation to impartially interpret and administer the law. Although both liberals and conservatives have engaged in this sport, conservatives do it a lot more, in part because of a legal theory called “T

First, on behalf of the NANR Board, I want to thank our members for making NANR's first Spotlight program on June 8 a big success, highlighting the important work our members are doing to ensure safe and secure elections in times of crises. We’ve elevated the reform conversation for legislators, journalists, and reform practitioners across the country, who now have a better understanding of what we are all about, and the reform solutions we bring to the table to ensure a better representative d

Most Americans believe the US is headed in the wrong direction, trust in the federal government is at dismal levels, and people are consumed by frustration, grief, and/or rage in uncertain and tumultuous times. As former Gehl Foods CEO and prominent political reform activist Katherine Gehl said recently, “Things are not alright with our country.” LISTEN NOW: How We End Division, Dysfunction, and Inaction in a Democracy in Crisis Yet, the public has long felt the US was headed in the wrong d

Editor's Note: This article originally published in The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher. ‍ A long, and long-shot, quest to get more candidates onto the presidential debate stage has run aground in a federal appeals court. The Libertarian and Green parties, and the nonprofit advocacy group Level the Playing Field, have been challenging the debate qualifications for six years, arguing they unfairly if not unconstitutionally favored the nominees of the two ma

‍ Imagine an industry where consumer trust has dropped to marginal levels, but nothing in that industry changed. It’s hard to do, right? Even now in the midst of a pandemic and social turmoil we see businesses commit to doing better to adapt to consumer demands. After all, if people don't like their choices they could take their business elsewhere, right? Competition is largely viewed as healthy and beneficial to the growth of any market. It gives consumers options and creates the right