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Guide to San Diego’s Ballot Measures for Independent-Minded Voters
2016 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IVN SAN DIEGO VOTER GUIDEWhen San Diego voters head to the polls for the November General Election, they will find 35 ballot measures to vote on. For purposes of efficie ...
12 Sep, 2016
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The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum
In recent years, there have been several top-down attempts to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. That decision, made in 2010, birthed legal entities known as super PAC ...
06 Sep, 2016
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5 min read
Trump's Low Polling Numbers Force Senate To Rethink SCOTUS Nomination
It's now been 169 days since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to fill Justice Antonin Scalia's vacant seat on the Supreme Court.The waiting game to act on Garland's nomi ...
01 Sep, 2016
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Yes, the California Presidential Primaries Were Confusing... And Expensive
Several California voter registrars confirmed last week what the Independent Voter Project warned Secretary of State Alex Padilla about well ahead of the 2016 primary elections. As a result of insuffi ...
25 Aug, 2016
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50 Ways the Democratic and Republican Parties Are The Same
1. Both parties engage in and benefit from gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district lines for partisan gain. In 2010, Republicans invested millions in statewide races to retake state legisla ...
03 Aug, 2016
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20 min read
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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Chargers Initiative Gets Green Light For November
San Diego-The San Diego Chargers stadium ballot initiative has secured enough valid signatures to appear on the November ballot.The initiative would raise local hotel taxes for a downtown stadium and ...
10 Jul, 2016
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2 min read
Breaking Through The Duopoly: A Brief History of Third Parties in America
third par·tynoun: a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.Almost since the beginning of the American Republic, voters have had a third choice. A party ...
07 Jul, 2016
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10 min read
6 Overlooked Facts You May Not Know about U.S. Presidential Elections
It's looking more and more like at least 3 presidential candidates will win electoral votes this cycle, something that hasn't happened since 1988 when Lloyd Bentsen received one electoral vote from fa ...
30 Jun, 2016
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N.C. Rep. Walter Jones in Fight of His Life against Party Consultant Taylor Griffin
This week, voters in eastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to decide the political fate of one of its more independent members.U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican representing North Caroli ...
06 Jun, 2016
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2 min read