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The movement to take control of primaries out of the hands of political parties is growing. However, nonpartisan primary systems are only in place in a few states, and the only nonpartisan system in t ...

We all know the system is broken. It’s rigged. It does not work. How do we know? Because our leaders are not producing solutions to the issues we care about. No one is listening, just talking past eac ...

‍Demographics in the American electorate are shifting, the needs and priorities of voters are changing, yet politics in the US hasn't changed much in the last half century. In fact, the only thing tha ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. ‍Nearly every state legislature is considering bills to either ...

Editor's Note: This piece by Larry Diamond, Kevin Johnson, and Miles Rapoport originally published on The Hill, and has been republished with permission from the authors.‍Two secretaries of state were ...

Alaskans for Better Elections, along with Alaska’s Division of Elections, have filed for summary judgment in a lawsuit to overturn the historic election reform a majority of voters approved in Novembe ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Despite record-high turnout in last year's general election, a n ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Republican lawmakers need only clear a couple minor hurdles in t ...

Photo Credit: Ahmed / Unsplash   The general perception of young voters is that they are largely detached from politics and thus have no interest and don’t participate. Yet, the largest s ...

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. Forever, and ever, and ever...