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New Poll: Way More Voters Want to Cast a Ballot Early in 2020
Editor's note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. The coronavirus pandemic has already changed how millions of Am...
YIMBYs, NIMBYs, ‘Regular People’ and SB 1120
The Embarcadero Institute released a report in September titled, "Double Counting in the Latest Housing Needs Assessment."The acronyms stand for “Yes in my backyard” and “Not in my backyard.”The term ...
Election 2020: Can Facebook Survive?
As the nation gets closer to the November general election, the specter of misinformation and voter suppression grows more ominous. Facebook has become the tool of choice for Russia, Iran, China and h...
National Reformers Spotlight 9 Efforts to Give All Voters an Equal Vote in Elections
With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, campaigns across the country are ramping up their activities the best they can in the final eight weeks of a pandemic-affected election. This includes several ca...
California Elections 2020: Proposition 18 - 17-Year-Olds to Vote
How Would Proposition 18 Affect Who Can Vote?Proposition 18 would allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primary elections and special elections.Do Other...
California Elections 2020: Proposition 16 - Affirmative Action
What is Proposition 16?Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, passed in 1996, from the California Constitution. Proposition 209 stated that discrimination and ...
79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year
In the 44 states with state legislative elections on Nov. 3, 2020, there are 5,875 state legislative seats on the ballot.This year, 4,994 incumbents sought re-election.[3] 20.4% (1,017) had a conteste...
It’s Common Sense: Let Californians Speak in a Safe Way
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.The California Common Sense Party is attempting to be officially recognized, so that it can participate in ...
More Than 400,000 Tune In to 'People's Convention'; Overwhelmingly Vote to Form New Party
DETROIT, MICH. - The Movement for a People’s Party (MPP) announced Monday that more than 400,000 people from across the country joined The People’s Convention Sunday, which kept the event trending on...
California Legislature's $100 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan
Working groups from both houses of the California Legislature last month proposed a $100 billion joint stimulus plan to put the state on a path toward an equitable and resilient economic recovery by r...