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One Year Later: 6 Reflections of an Independent Author
I have been writing for IVN since the summer of 2014. Though my academic background is in political science, I can confidently say I have learned more about American politics in this one year ...
Utah GOP Skirts Around New Election Law to Protect Party-Backed Candidates
On August 15, delegates from the Utah Republican Party gathered to vote on measures ranging from how candidates compete for the party’s nomination to who can be rightfully considered a party member.Th...
Constitution Party of Utah and GOP Agree Elections Should Serve Parties
Residents of Utah are preparing for a different system for selecting general election candidates, but a third party is teaming up with a major party to maintain the status quo."Count My Vote," a plan ...
2 Ways California Could Expand Voter Choice in Elections
California's existing election system for Congress and state office could be improved with the following ideas.The problem with the status quo is that ever since it went into effect in 2011, there has...
Report: 65% of Utah Voters Want Independent Redistricting Commission
According to UtahPolicy.com, voters no longer want state legislators drawing state and congressional electoral districts. Instead, the majority of Utahns want an independent redistricting commission r...
INTERVIEW: NSA Whistle-blower Says Agency's Methods Make Us Less Safe
In an exclusive interview, I recently had the privilege of speaking to an American hero, William Binney, NSA whistle-blower.We discussed how NSA mass data collection makes us LESS safe; how the intent...
Will You Be Able to Vote in the 2016 Congressional Primaries?
When it comes time to vote in the 2016 congressional primary elections, will you be allowed to vote in the primary of your choice? We’ve updated our analysis on every state’s rules for its primary ele...
2016 Will Make the Strongest Case for Publicly Funded Elections
The 2012 presidential election was certainly the most expensive in American history. President Obama's re-election effort cost $1.1 billion, including nearly $700 million spent directly by his ca...
Government of a Few: New Data Shows Just How Broken Our Democracy Really Is
FairVote on June 12 released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen" -- Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack ...
There is Bias in the Media... It's Just Not A Liberal Bias
Tige Richardson’s recent piece on the media’s dismissive attitude toward Bernie Sanders’ campaign is the latest evidence against the myth that there is a liberal or left-wing bias in the mainstream me...