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The Nation's Capital Has a Chance to Adopt Fairer and Better Elections
The Nation's Capital Has a Chance to Adopt Fairer and Better Elections
Open primaries and ranked choice voting could be the future of elections in Washington, DC. The city’s Board of Elections unanimously ruled that a proposed measure that would adopt both reforms can be placed on the city’s 2024 ballot.
24 Jul, 2023
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Will One of the Nation's Most Partisan States Open Its Primaries?
Will One of the Nation's Most Partisan States Open Its Primaries?
Oklahoma is as deep red as a state can get. Of the 2.2 million registered voters, over half are registered Republicans. But does this mean that voters outside the party shouldn’t have a say in who represents them?
19 Jul, 2023
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Stop Fighting for Me. Start Working for Me
Stop Fighting for Me. Start Working for Me
If you think about it, fighting for someone or something is predicated upon there already being a fight in progress, one in which to take sides. And that is one of the underlying problems in our current political environment. Our leaders, more often than not, become leaders by convincing us that they are best equipped to fight on our behalf. Yet, why does there always have to be a fight?
19 Jul, 2023
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Va. Voters: Ranked Choice Voting Is 'Super Easy,' Creates Equal Playing Field
Va. Voters: Ranked Choice Voting Is 'Super Easy,' Creates Equal Playing Field
Arlington County, Virginia held its first ranked choice voting elections on Tuesday, June 20, during the Democratic primary for county board -- and many voters appear to approve of the new voting meth ...
21 Jun, 2023
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Unite America: California's Top-Two Primary Changed the Game for Better Elections
Unite America: California's Top-Two Primary Changed the Game for Better Elections
Thursday, June 8, marked 13 years since California voters approved Proposition 14, the nonpartisan top-two (Top-Two) initiative authored by the Independent Voter Project (IVP). The anniversary was acc ...
09 Jun, 2023
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Is New Mexico Ready to End Closed Primaries?
Is New Mexico Ready to End Closed Primaries?
New Mexico elections have long been plagued by a lack of competition and unequal treatment of voters who choose not to affiliate with a political party. Yet, according to New Mexico Open Elections, th ...
07 Jun, 2023
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Alaska's Election Innovation: How the Last Frontier Became the New Frontier for Better Voting
Alaska's Election Innovation: How the Last Frontier Became the New Frontier for Better Voting
Editor's Note: This piece originally published on The Fulcrum and has been re=published on IVN with permission from the publisher. The authors are Todd Connor and Eric Bronner, who are Navy veter ...
17 May, 2023
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New Penn. Bill Would Open Primaries to Independent Voters
New Penn. Bill Would Open Primaries to Independent Voters
One of the nation’s most contentious battleground states has an opportunity to open its primaries to 1.2 million voters registered independent. A new bill in Pennsylvania recognizes that these citizen ...
27 Apr, 2023
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Alaskans Have Spoken: New Voting System Is Fairer, Easy, and Gives Them Better Candidates
Alaskans Have Spoken: New Voting System Is Fairer, Easy, and Gives Them Better Candidates
A new report from the McKinley Research Group (MRG) finds that Alaskans are generally satisfied with their new nonpartisan voting system. Not only is it simple, but they also have more confidence ...
13 Apr, 2023
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The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
In that writing I spoke of how our elected representatives thrive on the red meat rhetoric they throw out to their base to score political points, rather than attempting to govern. Unfortunately, it is often much easier for them to make statements that generate a strong emotional response...
20 Mar, 2023
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