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Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
Tracking the Candidates: Current Electoral College Rules Mean Most Americans Ignored
In the weeks since the California primary, when Hillary Clinton joined Donald Trump in becoming her party’s presumptive nominee for president, FairVote has tracked both candidates’ campaign appearance ...
01 Aug, 2016
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5 min read
Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
Republican Turnout Spikes in Open Primaries; Democratic Turnout Drops
FairVote has compiled and analyzed state-by-state data on voter turnout for the 2016 presidential primaries. Released today, it reviews trends in voter turnout nationally since 2000, as well ...
22 Jul, 2016
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7 min read
Citizens' Plan, Chargers Initiative Make the November Ballot
Citizens' Plan, Chargers Initiative Make the November Ballot
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego City Council voted to put the Chargers downtown stadium initiative and the Citizens’ Plan initiative on the November ballot.By a unanimous vote of 9-0, the council passed bot ...
18 Jul, 2016
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3 min read
5 Surveillance and Security Failures Since 2001
5 Surveillance and Security Failures Since 2001
People are still gathering information about Omar Mateen, the shooter of the Orlando nightclub. However, Mateen was twice investigated by the FBI over suspected ties to terrorism. An unnamed source qu ...
13 Jun, 2016
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3 min read
California Legislators to Introduce Revolutionary New Presidential Primary Reform
California Legislators to Introduce Revolutionary New Presidential Primary Reform
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Assemblymembers Adam Gray (D-Merced), Kristin Olsen (R-Riverbank), and the Independent Voter Project jointly announce the introduction of a new state constitutional amendment, &nb ...
09 Jun, 2016
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2 min read
AP Claims Hillary Wins Democratic Nomination on Eve of Major Primary Day
AP Claims Hillary Wins Democratic Nomination on Eve of Major Primary Day
On Tuesday, June 7, 6 states -- California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- will hold Democratic presidential contests in what has proven to be a hotly contested rac ...
06 Jun, 2016
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2 min read
City Attorney Candidate Gil Cabrera Gets Key Endorsement
City Attorney Candidate Gil Cabrera Gets Key Endorsement
San Diego, Calif. - Gil Cabrera is one of five attorney’s running to replace Jan Goldsmith as the next city attorney for San Diego. Cabrera got an enormous boost in distancing himself from the pa ...
26 May, 2016
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2 min read
Lawsuit Challenges Superdelegate Ballot Stuffing in New Jersey County
Lawsuit Challenges Superdelegate Ballot Stuffing in New Jersey County
Ocean County “Anti-Corruption Democrats” have filed a federal lawsuit against the county Democratic committee and its leaders challenging the legality of the party’s endorsement vote, along with an al ...
20 May, 2016
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3 min read
California Secretary of State's Office Fails Voters
California Secretary of State's Office Fails Voters
I served 20 years in the California legislature so I am not without familiarity with the reality of the bubble that politicians live in or the sometimes surrealistic view of the public that is manufac ...
11 May, 2016
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3 min read
Beyond the Headlines: Party Bosses Say Independents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote
Beyond the Headlines: Party Bosses Say Independents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote
As events from this past week portray, there is a growing divide between the leadership within the two major political parties and members of the American public.While other establishment candidates h ...
06 May, 2016
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3 min read