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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 ...
06 Jul, 2022
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3 min read
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 ...
03 Jun, 2022
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11 min read
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 ...
16 May, 2022
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4 min read
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 p ...
10 May, 2022
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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. ...
20 Apr, 2022
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3 min read
Believe It or Not, Some CA Dems and FL Republicans Agree on Something: Banning Ranked Choice Voting
It doesn’t seem like there is much these days that can unite Republicans and Democrats. However, one thing both parties have consistently agreed on is that nothing should threaten their grip on power. ...
10 Mar, 2022
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14 min read
Trump Supports Closed Primaries: That's Not Very Populist
In an email sent to supporters, former President Donald Trump issued a statement in support of proposed legislation in Wyoming, SF0097, which would shut voters not affiliated with the two major part ...
20 Feb, 2022
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3 min read
Tennessee General Assembly Votes to Ban Ranked Choice Voting
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. Alternative voting systems have been making inroads across the ...
15 Feb, 2022
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3 min read
Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Law Ending Party Primaries
The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a voter-approved law that ends party primaries in the state, adds ranked choice voting to general elections, and shines a light on dark money in the state. ...
20 Jan, 2022
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2 min read
We Cannot Fail on Election Reform in 2022
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher.For those seeking better elections and a more representative government in t ...
04 Jan, 2022
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5 min read