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Power of the Vote: How to Ensure Every Vote is Counted
In a country with almost 320 million citizens, the secret ballot in elections almost ensures one simple fact--that voting fraud will exist, either from voters or the structure itself.The secret ballot ...
06 Jan, 2016
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4 Things We Learned About the State of American Politics in 2015
The end of a year is an important time for reflection. In order for a person or organization to grow they need to continually ask themselves: What has gone well for me so far? What can I improve on? A ...
31 Dec, 2015
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Does Latest Defense Bill Mean Guantanamo Will Stay Open Indefinitely?
One of Obama’s most prominent campaign pledges included a promise to close Guantanamo Bay. The prison camp has housed hundreds of prisoners in the war on terror since 2002, acting as a location to bot ...
16 Nov, 2015
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Kansas Sec. of State Pursues 3 Questionable Voter Fraud Cases at Taxpayers' Expense
When it comes to strengthening election laws to eliminate voter fraud, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) has captured headlines for years.He has helped several states, including Arizona, devel ...
03 Nov, 2015
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Though State Refuses to Act, Court Will Hear Kansas Ballot Tampering Case
IVN has been following the work of Dr. Beth Clarkson, a Wichita State University engineer and statistician who claims that the 2014 Kansas senatorial race (among others) had suspicious trends that ind ...
19 Oct, 2015
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Independent Voter Project Politicon Panel: Outside the Partisan Narrative, From Journalism to Elections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-_n0SYYnBA On October 10, the Independent Voter Project hosted a panel discussion at the first annual Politicon event in Los Angeles, California. The panel, ...
14 Oct, 2015
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Beyond the Echo Chamber: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Election News -- October 7, 2015
The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights from across the nation. Enjoy.Young, Independent Voters Denied Full Access to Elections in Pa.Source: John Finnerty, The HeraldMy Take: From a st ...
07 Oct, 2015
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Centrist Project to Challenge Parties with 5 Serious Independent US Senate Candidates
“We need an insurgency of the rational: a generation of Americans who are fed up with the current political system, who believe we can do better, and most important, who are ready to do something abou ...
01 Oct, 2015
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We Can't Trust Companies To Do The Right Thing, But We Will Trust Their Voting Machines
The VW case of tampering with the computing in their automobiles for emission tests once again highlights just how easy it is for a computer to "do" whatever it's programmed to do -- even if for nefar ...
29 Sep, 2015
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Evidence Continues to Mount in Kansas Ballot Tampering Case -- And The State Won't Do Anything
KANSAS -- If one single axiom of the American justice system is correct, the wheels of justice turn very, very slowly.Dr. Beth Clarkson, the statistician and engineer at Wichita State University who i ...
26 Aug, 2015
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