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Utah Group Seeks to Empower Voters to Reform Manipulative and Divisive Primary Elections
With each new chaotic moment in US politics, more Americans demand better – better elections and a better political environment. In single-party strongholds, like Utah, movements have emerged to break...
Over 80 Indie Leaders Sign Letter Thanking Chuck Todd for Spotlighting Independent Movement
We received your announcement that you will be stepping down as moderator of NBC’s “Meet The Press” with mixed reaction. Of course, we are happy that you are on to your next chapter and wish you all the best.
Why New York’s Ranked Choice Voting is Totally Partisan
New York City held primary elections on Tuesday, June 27, for city council and other municipal offices. NYC primaries are unique compared to most primary elections in the US in that they use rank...
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...
Here Are the States with the Highest Voter Turnout in 2022
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.
Four years ago, when the nation headed to the polls in the middle...
Arkansas Voters Reject Attack on Citizen Initiative Process
An overwhelming majority of Arkansas voters rejected Issue 2 on the ballot Tuesday. The measure would have raised the minimum threshold to pass future state ballot initiatives to 60% of the vote, and ...
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...
New Report: 55 Statewide and Congressional Primaries in 2022 Decided By Minority of Voters
Can the partisan primary elections process be considered truly democratic? Not only do these elections often deny voters meaningful participation (if they are allowed to participate at all), but often...
The Justice Party Spreads The Seeds of Grassroots Politics
Ross C. Anderson, known to most as “Rocky” Anderson, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about politics and the Justice Party. Mr. Anderson served consecutive terms as the 33rd mayor...
The "Small Bites" Approach to Advancing Ranked Choice Voting in Texas
Ranked choice voting (RCV) is on a roll. Advocates have added win after win at the ballot box across the US. When the voting method is put to a vote, citizens tend to overwhelmingly show support for i...