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12 States Where Both Parties Are Suppressing the Right to Vote
At no time in history has the issue of “open v. closed primaries” been so prominent in the national discussion as it is today. This is, in large part, because Bernie Sanders made it a plank of his pre ...
10 Mar, 2017
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6 min read
Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court
In a move likely to upset Democrats and Republicans at the national level, a federal court-panel has enjoined Wisconsin state officials from using existing district maps and ordered the state to redra ...
02 Feb, 2017
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3 min read
Rand Paul Says Hillary Camp Should Take Responsibility for Sloppiness
In an interview with NPR's David Greene, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said U.S. intelligence should investigate claims that Russia tried to insert itself into the 2016 presidential election. However ...
16 Dec, 2016
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3 min read
Debriefing Democracy: Nonpartisan Movements Score Major Victories in November
Keep up with the reform efforts building on the post-election momentum. Big change starts small, and these organizations have been hard at work to fix our broken system, little by little.With so much ...
12 Dec, 2016
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5 min read
Harry Reid and the Democratic Leadership Still Don't Get It
In an appearance on CNN, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid suggested that FBI Director James Comey played an integral role in the election of Donald Trump, saying his actions handed the Republican nom ...
12 Dec, 2016
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2 min read
Jill Stein's Election Recount Effort Has Raised $7 Million and Changed Nothing
Here at IVN.us, the integrity of the voting process is very important, so any hint of foul play or voter fraud is something we take an earnest interest in understanding and reporting accurately and co ...
05 Dec, 2016
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5 min read
The Electoral College is Outdated and Undemocratic
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is now beating President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote by more than 2 million votes. This is by far the biggest deficit in popular votes by a winning ca ...
30 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
Illinois Could Finally Get More Competitive Elections Thanks to Wisconsin Gerrymandering Ruling
The court ruling to end extreme political gerrymandering in Wisconsin may have reverberations in neighboring Illinois.As IVN previously reported, the Wisconsin Republican Party was free to draw distri ...
28 Nov, 2016
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Jill Stein Successfully Petitions for Vote Recount in Wisconsin; Targets Two More States
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein has successfully petitioned for a vote recount in Wisconsin, and is expected to push further challenges in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Stein has r ...
25 Nov, 2016
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2 min read
No Partisan Walls: Federal Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Gerrymandering
While the mainstream media focuses on Trump’s wall (or lack there of) the establishment has been quietly building them for decades.In virtually every state, the party that is in control has significan ...
22 Nov, 2016
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4 min read