Search query: oregon
Third Parties Oppose Nonpartisan Primaries; Defend System They Never Win In
On Monday, October 27, IVN published an article about Measure 90, which will appear on Oregon's statewide general election ballot on November 4. The measure would completely reform the electoral syste ...
27 Oct, 2014
-
5 min read
Top-Two Primary Measure Set to be The Race to Watch in Oregon
For the second time in 6 years, Oregonians will vote on a measure to establish an open, top-two primary system. Measure 90 is an almost exact replica of a 2008 measure that was rejected by 66 per ...
27 Oct, 2014
-
4 min read
In The End, Low Voter Turnout Comes Down to Competitiveness in Elections
No matter what political ideology a voter identifies with, every single election comes down to one thing: voter turnout. If voters don't go to the polls to cast ballots, their party affiliation, or la ...
23 Oct, 2014
-
4 min read
Top 5 Races Where Independent Voters Will Make The Difference
In an age where over 90 percent of elections are determined in the primary, it's a rare occurrence for candidates to focus on voters who are not affiliated with a political party during the gene ...
09 Oct, 2014
-
4 min read
PBS Educates Voters Nationwide on Restrictive Voting Laws with 'Ballot Watch'
The 2014 midterm elections are less than a month away and the GOP is poised to seize a majority in the Senate, though that would require winning some close races. Some are expected to come down to jus ...
09 Oct, 2014
-
2 min read
IVN Daily Digest -- August 15, 2014
1. The Open Primary Initiative in Oregon has raised over $1 million."Despite the donations, the measure faces stiff opposition. “Both parties have come out against it,” Henderson said."The initia ...
15 Aug, 2014
-
2 min read
Finding Common Ground: How to Fix our Broken Political System
Most Americans have come to see our political system as highly dysfunctional.An October 2013 Gallup poll shows that 60 percent of Americans do not feel well-represented by either major party and favor ...
13 Aug, 2014
-
4 min read
Why Oregon Voters Should Support The Top-Two Primary Initiative
This fall, Oregonians will vote by mail to decide whether Oregon will join its neighbors, California and Washington, and become the third west coast state to pass the top-two primary.As expected, much ...
06 Aug, 2014
-
3 min read
How Do We Define the Political Center on Privacy?
While the U.S. political scene is often described as polarized, many members within the major political parties can agree on one issue: privacy and surveillance. From Democrats like Dianne Feinstein a ...
04 Aug, 2014
-
3 min read
2 States, D.C. to Let Voters Decide Fate of Marijuana Legalization
A plume is haunting America -- the plume of legal marijuana. The November ballots of two states, Oregon and Alaska, and the District of Columbia will include initiatives to legalize recreational marij ...
31 Jul, 2014
-
3 min read