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From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression
The New York Libertarian (LPNY) and Green Parties (GPNY) have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state election rules designed by the major parties to knock third part ...
30 Mar, 2023
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4 min read
Open Primary Reform Breaks Through in New Mexico Legislature
In a historic move, the New Mexico Senate has just passed a semi-open primary elections bill, which allows registered independents and minor party affiliates to participate in primary elections without having to change their voter registration.
24 Feb, 2023
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New Mexico Bill: Either Independents Vote in Primaries or The Parties Can Pay for Them
Update: A Senate bill to implement semi-open primaries passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote on Monday, February 20. Senate Bill 73 would allow unaffiliated voters to choose between a party ball ...
19 Feb, 2023
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Party Control over Election Certification Risks Future of Elections
Partisan machinations have increasingly shaken the faith in the integrity of the election process. Election deniers were just the start, but things have escalated to the point where some election administrators – loyal to their party – have refused to certify election results for political reasons.
13 Sep, 2022
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4 min read
Politicians Certifying Election Results Is Risky And Unnecessary
Editor's note: This op-ed originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. Johnson is executive director of the Election Reformers Network.I ...
22 Jun, 2022
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3 min read
Independent WA Candidate Says Parties Shouldn't Referee Their Own Elections
Increasing polarization is raising concerns over the integrity of elections. Voters find themselves election after election faced with the question: Should elected officials loyal to their party call ...
22 Jun, 2022
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5 min read
Believe It or Not, Some CA Dems and FL Republicans Agree on Something: Banning Ranked Choice Voting
It doesn’t seem like there is much these days that can unite Republicans and Democrats. However, one thing both parties have consistently agreed on is that nothing should threaten their grip on power. ...
10 Mar, 2022
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14 min read
Meet The Honorees of the 20th Annual Anti-Corruption Awards
Independent voters are having a moment. The pro-voter reform movement is having a moment. And, the nonpartisan group Independent Voting is hosting a virtual event to celebrate this moment.On October 2 ...
12 Oct, 2021
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Political Parties Should Be Players in Our Politics, Not The Rule Makers
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 ...
05 May, 2021
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5 min read
It's Time For Nonpartisan Leadership to Run State Elections
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 ...
06 Apr, 2021
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