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Nonpartisan Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Steer Focus of Pro Voter Reformers
Nonpartisan Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Steer Focus of Pro Voter Reformers
The reform landscape has changed over the last few years. Solutions that were once presented at odds with each other have combined efforts to give voters fairer, more equitable, and more accountable e ...
16 Aug, 2022
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7 min read
August Report: The State of Voting in the US
August Report: The State of Voting in the US
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. ‍The Voting Rights Lab is tracking 2,185 bills so far this sess ...
03 Aug, 2022
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3 min read
Leading Republicans, Democrats, and Independents Unite to Form First 'Open' Party
Leading Republicans, Democrats, and Independents Unite to Form First 'Open' Party
Disenchanted and disenfranchised Republicans, Democrats, and independents are joining forces to take on the two-party duopoly with a new political party build on inclusion, accountability, and better ...
28 Jul, 2022
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2 min read
Politicians Certifying Election Results Is Risky And Unnecessary
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
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
The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process Is Under Attack
The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process Is Under Attack
The ballot measure process has been critical to the success of nonpartisan reforms across the country. However, according to new research by RepresentUs, 11 states have proposed over 60 laws to make i ...
13 Jun, 2022
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3 min read
Do We Really Need A Third Party?
Do We Really Need A Third Party?
Editor's Note: The pieces below feature two sides to the debate on term limits from John Aldrich, Spencer Reynolds, and Laura Del Savio. These perspectives originally published on Divided We Fall and ...
03 Jun, 2022
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11 min read
Peter Ackerman: Election Reformers Lose a Father, Mentor, and Fearless Captain
Peter Ackerman: Election Reformers Lose a Father, Mentor, and Fearless Captain
There are few people that help steer the course of history. Dr. Peter Ackerman was one of them. Peter, who has been the driving force behind some of the most powerful efforts to unrig the two-par ...
16 May, 2022
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4 min read
Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California
Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California
Michael Maxsenti, co-host of the podcast Front and Center with Steve and Michael and an advisor to the new Common Sense Party of California, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about the p ...
04 May, 2022
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3 min read
June 7: Independent’s Day in California?
June 7: Independent’s Day in California?
In most of the country independent voters, despite their growing numbers, are marginalized by closed partisan primary systems in which the winners are virtually pre-determined in low turnout primaries ...
03 May, 2022
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10 min read