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Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be
Lawsuit Says California is Not the Great Protector of Voting Rights It Claims to Be
The lawsuit was originally filed in July 2019 by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) and 6 individual plaintiffs from across the political spectrum to prevent voter confusion in the 2020 primary...
08 Mar, 2023
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Rhode Island Group Says Primary Reform Needed to End Dismal State of Competition, Voter Participation in Elections
Rhode Island Group Says Primary Reform Needed to End Dismal State of Competition, Voter Participation in Elections
Notable Republican and Democratic leaders in Rhode Island have come together to change how the state conducts its primary elections. The effort, called the People’s Primary, seeks to bring more compet ...
08 Mar, 2023
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4 min read
Nonpartisan Primary Resolution Introduced In Arkansas Legislature
Nonpartisan Primary Resolution Introduced In Arkansas Legislature
Arkansas State Senator Clarke Tucker (Little Rock) has introduced a state constitutional amendment that would implement a nonpartisan top-two primary system in Arkansas similar to the systems in place ...
10 Feb, 2023
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2 min read
How Proportional Representation Works in Elections
How Proportional Representation Works in Elections
Voters have expressed their desire to see systemic reform to how we elect our public officials. When asked what specific reforms they want in a recent poll, many said they would like to see a proporti ...
08 Feb, 2023
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5 min read
Independent Voter Project Conference Puts Solutions, Honest Policy Discussions First
Independent Voter Project Conference Puts Solutions, Honest Policy Discussions First
Each year in November, California and Texas lawmakers from across the political spectrum, industry leaders, and policy experts come together in Hawaii to discuss the biggest issues affecting voters, b ...
22 Dec, 2022
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4 min read
Nonpartisan Reformers Summit: Planning the Future of Stronger, Fairer, More Accountable Elections
Nonpartisan Reformers Summit: Planning the Future of Stronger, Fairer, More Accountable Elections
The most critical movement right now in the US is to give voters an election system that is accountable, competitive, and free of corruption. Hundreds of organizations across the country are working t ...
14 Dec, 2022
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5 min read
The Election Wave No One Is Talking About
The Election Wave No One Is Talking About
While there’s lots of talk about “red waves” and “blue waves,” what really deserves the headlines is the “reform wave” that’s sweeping the country. From coast to coast, election reform was on the b ...
17 Nov, 2022
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4 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections
Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections
The momentum behind ranked choice voting continues to grow across the US and has spread to new states after several jurisdictions adopted its use in the 2022 elections. RCV is the fastest growing n ...
09 Nov, 2022
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One Measure at A time: The 2022 Revolt Against Rigged Elections
One Measure at A time: The 2022 Revolt Against Rigged Elections
Another Election Day is quickly approaching in the US, and many voters have an opportunity to add their voices to the growing repudiation of an election system that has failed to represent and provide ...
16 Oct, 2022
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10 min read
6 Democrat v. Democrat Races That Could Change California
6 Democrat v. Democrat Races That Could Change California
Early voting in California is quickly approaching for the 2022 election cycle. In most elections, voters will choose among candidates from two different parties -- but in several districts -- the “top ...
28 Sep, 2022
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9 min read