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30 Reasons Why Independent Voters Are Not a Myth
Political scientists and party pollsters run with a common narrative: Independent voters are a myth."We think of them as closet partisans who act in almost indistinguishable ways to those who identify ...
24 Oct, 2013
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A Timeline and History of Voting Rights
The history of voting rights in the U.S. has been a long battle of disharmony and disenfranchisement since the country’s formation and although freedom and voting are frequently associated with one a ...
22 Oct, 2013
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5 min read
Number of Non-Affiliated Voters in Oregon Reaches Half a Million
Republicans and Democrats continue to shrink and the IPO has unusual fallback.Monthly Trends: The month of September showed continued losses in membership for the Republican and Democratic Parties. Th ...
21 Oct, 2013
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2 min read
Oregon Proposal Advocates Nonpartisan Primary System, With a Twist
The American electoral system is highly dysfunctional. One of its most basic problems is that districts and states often have lopsided partisan preferences, meaning that general elections between the ...
18 Oct, 2013
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7 min read
Revolutionary Nonpartisan Primary Elections Proposed in Oregon
Jeff Mapes of OregonLive.com covered the story of Mark Frohnmayer -- son of David Frohnmayer, an established member of Oregon politics, law, and academia -- pushing for a version of the nonpartisan to ...
18 Oct, 2013
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NSA Leaks: Balancing Freedom and Security
A balance usually means that both sides have equal weight or standing. It could mean anything as mundane as putting the right amount of oregano and garlic on a slice of pizza. In a legal sense, there ...
25 Aug, 2013
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4 min read
Can Legislation Ever Keep Up with Technology?
Can legislation on technology ever reflect the fast-paced nature of the digital frontier? Credit: readwrite.comIn a push toward increased privacy in the social media realm, Washington became the most ...
07 Aug, 2013
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3 min read
Beyond The Headlines: The Week of July 30, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While other outlets recycle the same old stories, IVN is proud to bring you important stories that aren’t covered anywhere else: like voter suppression in New Jersey, a revolutio ...
30 Jul, 2013
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FBI to Rand Paul: We Don't Need a Warrant for Domestic Drone Use
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)On Monday, Kentucky's Rand Paul became the first US Senator to vote against an FBI director's nomination since the death of J. Edgar Hoover in 1972. Lifting the hold Rand Paul ...
30 Jul, 2013
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2 min read
Independent Voters on the Rise in Key West Coast States
UCLA polling station // Credit: Fiona Kirby / Daily BruinA plurality of registered voters in the US have chosen not to identify with a political party, one sign that the influence of the two major pa ...
29 Jul, 2013
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2 min read