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Negative Ads in Ill. 12th Congressional District May Determine Outcome
Illinois' 12th Congressional District has been one of the more closely watched races in the 2014 midterm elections. While each race is different, the contest between Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Eny...
New Poll Suggests Independent Voters Will Decide Ill. Governor's Race
A new poll in the Illinois gubernatorial race has some good news for both major party candidates, but shows the race is in flux and is likely to be decided by independents.Commissioned by the Paul Sim...
Ill. Libertarian Chad Grimm Could Sway GOP Voters in Governor's Race
It is still unlikely that Libertarian Chad Grimm will become Illinois' 42nd governor, but as the only other choice on the ballot, his candidacy may soon take on a new phase.Republican Party nominee Br...
Ill. Libertarian Party Files Complaint Against GOP for Intimidating Petition Signers
As Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner receives unpleasant polling news, his state party may also face a federal investigation.A few weeks ago, the Illinois Libertarian Party (LP)...
Improving Elections: Which Voting Method Do You Support?
One of the fundamental laws of psephology (the study of elections) is Duverger’s Law. This “law” affirms that in single-member districts, where the winner is whoever wins the most votes (plurality vot...
Illinois Libertarian Party to Appear on Ballot; Other Third Parties, Term Limits Rejected
Recently, the Illinois State Board of Elections issued important rulings concerning third-party ballot access and electoral reform in the November elections.For Illinois, a state already synonymous wi...
6 Things the Crisis in Ferguson Is Showing Us about America
The shooting death of an unarmed black civilian by a white police officer this month has made Ferguson, Mo., a flashpoint for some of the most divisive issues in America today.Reports show that Michae...
IVN Daily Digest -- August 18, 2014
1. Ralph Nader criticizes the use of "spoiler" to describe independent and third-party candidates and how the major parties treat these candidates to maintain their dominance in elections."Remember th...
The Strengths and Weaknesses of 3 Proportional Voting Methods
There are three methods of proportional representation advocates most commonly present: cumulative voting, limited voting, and ranked-choice voting. Each has been used in the United States, mainly in ...
In Traditional Elections, Ballot Access Remains a Problem for Third Parties
As IVN contributor AJ Signieri described in June, third parties in Illinois struggle to secure a place on the state’s general election ballots. If a party’s nominee for governor does not cross the 5 p...