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Video: Who Will Give 1 Million Independent Penn. Voters an Equal Vote?
Video: Who Will Give 1 Million Independent Penn. Voters an Equal Vote?
One million Pennsylvania voters are locked out of taxpayer-funded primary elections. Local reformers have mobilized to change the system -- and with recent bipartisan legislation introduced to ope ...
23 May, 2023
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Alaska's Election Innovation: How the Last Frontier Became the New Frontier for Better Voting
Alaska's Election Innovation: How the Last Frontier Became the New Frontier for Better Voting
Editor's Note: This piece originally published on The Fulcrum and has been re=published on IVN with permission from the publisher. The authors are Todd Connor and Eric Bronner, who are Navy veter ...
17 May, 2023
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Gallup: Half the Country Now Identifies as Independent
Gallup: Half the Country Now Identifies as Independent
Gallup's latest polling found that 49% of Americans self-identify as independent of the two major parties. The record-setting number shows voters’ growing dissatisfaction with the US political process ...
20 Apr, 2023
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Partisan Lawmakers Nationwide Desperately Move to Deny Voters Better Elections
Partisan Lawmakers Nationwide Desperately Move to Deny Voters Better Elections
It is no coincidence that as the nation witnesses an explosion in pro-voter reform successes, partisan state lawmakers across the country are trying to undermine citizen initiatives, and block nonpart ...
10 Apr, 2023
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: A Decidedly Mixed Outcome for Democracy
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: A Decidedly Mixed Outcome for Democracy
Editor's Note: The following op-ed was authored by Kevin Johnson and Alexander Vanderklipp. Tuesday’s election for the open 7th seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court smashed records for campaign s ...
07 Apr, 2023
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From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression
From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression
The New York Libertarian (LPNY) and Green Parties (GPNY) have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state election rules designed by the major parties to knock third part ...
30 Mar, 2023
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The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
In that writing I spoke of how our elected representatives thrive on the red meat rhetoric they throw out to their base to score political points, rather than attempting to govern. Unfortunately, it is often much easier for them to make statements that generate a strong emotional response...
20 Mar, 2023
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Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be
Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be
The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2019 by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and 6 individual plaintiffs from across the political spectrum to prevent voter confusion in the 2020 primary...
08 Mar, 2023
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Open Primary Reform Breaks Through in New Mexico Legislature
Open Primary Reform Breaks Through in New Mexico Legislature
In a historic move, the New Mexico Senate has just passed a semi-open primary elections bill, which allows registered independents and minor party affiliates to participate in primary elections without having to change their voter registration.
24 Feb, 2023
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How Proportional Representation Works in Elections
How Proportional Representation Works in Elections
Voters have expressed their desire to see systemic reform to how we elect our public officials. When asked what specific reforms they want in a recent poll, many said they would like to see a proporti ...
08 Feb, 2023
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5 min read