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The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights from across the nation. Enjoy. Young, Independent Voters Denied Full Access to Elections in Pa. Source: John Finnerty, The Herald My Take: From a state calling out more and more for an open primary, a bit of in-depth reporting about the effect on young voters who are more than likely to register as independents. Insight Kansas: More Voters, Better Representation Source: Burdett Loomis, Hays Post Loomis, a political science professor at th

I try not to be a single-issue voter. I methodically compare and contrast the voting records of those seeking my vote. However, I have carried one policy stance with me from the time I was a young high school idealist to my current state of cynical curmudgeonism: I am staunchly opposed to war. I am a strong proponent for scaling back military spending and America’s role as cop of the world. I believe all diplomatic concessions should be fully exhausted before any boots, bullets, bombs, or bodie

In February, IVN.us reported on the possibility that the Independent Party of Oregon might be named Oregon's third major party by registering 5 percent of the state's voters by August 17 of this year. In August, officers of the Independent Party of Oregon were notified by the Oregon secretary of state that the party has now hit that goal and will be recognized as a major political party for the 2016 election cycle. As the party secretary, I thought it would be a good time to share a brief histo

In the first presidential primary debate, Donald Trump claimed that Republicans would not be engaging with the immigration debate if it weren’t for his bravado. “If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be talking about illegal immigration,” he said. “You wouldn’t even be talking about it. This wasn’t a subject that was on anyone’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement.” Media outlets jumped on the statement, rating the claim as false both because the media had been addressing the issue

This weekend saw the candidates sharply carving out their individual stances on the parties' platforms on immigration at the Iowa State Fair. While Donald Trump dazzled party-hardliners with his plan to change the Constitution to abolish jus soli (right of the soil), birthright citizenship, as well as deporting all illegal immigrants without a path to citizenship, Americans in general don't seem to have as aggressive of a stance on immigration. Even within the Republican Party, half support a

Donald Trump has secured his role as the GOP political punching bag of this election cycle. His ongoing controversial comments on Mexican immigration have the Democratic presidential contenders swinging at Trump like a piñata filled with free votes. One critic has been quick to criticize, but hesitates to offer many specifics on his own immigration policy stance. That man is Bernie Sanders, a first generation American son of a Polish immigrant. In his half hour presidential announcement speech,

Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and potential 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate, discussed the current lawsuit challenging the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) in an exclusive interview for IVN. Among the plaintiffs in the suit, which concerns violations by the CPD and the Federal Election Commission, are the Green Party and the Libertarian National Committee. The purpose of the suit is to change the rules that obstruct third party candidates from participating in pres

Gary Johnson isn’t officially running for president in 2016, but he appears to be inching closer to that decision. Other than expressing an intention to run, he has not made a formal announcement, nor even filed candidacy papers with the FEC. Yet in an exclusive interview for IVN, Johnson suggests that his potential candidacy for the Libertarian nomination is advancing toward another serious run. Johnson, governor of New Mexico between 1994 and 2003, was the Libertarian Party's presidential ca

It's not even 2016 yet and the race to be the next President of the United States has already delivered some memorable punchlines. The GOP field is getting longer than a pre-teen's Christmas list and more bodies on the field means there are more chances to fumble the ball. Additionally, the average presidential candidate is over 50 years old, which has proven to be a disadvantage in the Internet age. Social media missteps, online gaffes, as well as good old-fashioned bad ideas are still spilling

The major media outlets have finally taken up addressing Chinese expansionism, with Secretary of State John Kerry's high-level talks on China's artificial reefs being built in the South China Sea. The problem is: What are we going to do about it now that the reefs are already built? It's not like the warning signs haven't been there for years. IVN has reported on Chinese expansionism for over a year at this point, including the changing paradigm of the Chinese military that the West has been r