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Oregon's Largest Voting Group is Barred from Taxpayer-Funded Elections
Voters registered as “Non-Affiliated” in Oregon now outnumber registered Republicans and Democrats, according to the latest voter registration data. Yet, despite being the largest voting group, these ...
Innovative Approach to Free and Equal Elections Proposed for Oregon Ballot
The Oregon secretary of state has verified the initial sponsorship signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would guarantee all voters and candidates have the right to participate in the state’s ...
We Cannot Fail on Election Reform in 2022
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher.For those seeking better elections and a more representative government in t...
Gerrymandering Update: Blue and Red States Get Fs in Princeton Report Card
Legislatures and redistricting commissions across the United States are in the process of drawing new maps for their legislative and congressional districts, and some states have already drawn new lin...
California Permanently Adopts Universal Vote-by-Mail, But Ignores Bigger Voting Rights Problem
California is now the largest state to permanently adopt universal mail-in ballot distribution. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the measure into law Monday. While it goes a long way to increase voter par...
Vermont Sets An Example for Bipartisan Vote-By-Mail Expansion
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher. While much of the country's election reform legislation has been rife with ...
Texas Dems Block Voting Restrictions, But Amplify Dysfunction
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Partisanship reached a boiling point in Texas over the weekend ...
New Bill Introduced In Oregon Would Make History with STAR Voting
The Equal Vote Coalition announced Monday that a historic new bill has been introduced in the Oregon State House that would establish STAR (Score, Then Automatic Runoff) Voting as the default voting m...
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Next year's redistricting landscape is, at best, a mixed bag for good...
4 New Voting Methods to Unrig the US Political Process
The movements to reform the electoral process in the US made significant and historic gains during the 2020 election. Voters in 5 cities approved the use of ranked choice voting, and Alaska voters com...