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Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences
Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences
It’s been a month since Election Day, and we still don’t know who won the 2020 election! While it’s looking more and more clear every day that Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January, Donald Trump ha ...
07 Dec, 2020
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14 min read
The Great Migration: America's Growing Exodus Away from Political Parties
The Great Migration: America's Growing Exodus Away from Political Parties
The mainstream political narrative would have people believe that Americans are more deeply entrenching themselves under the banner of the Republican or Democratic Party as the divide between the part ...
30 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
Screening Of Oscar-Winning Film ‘Inocente’ Aims to Rekindle Focus on Youth Homelessness
Screening Of Oscar-Winning Film ‘Inocente’ Aims to Rekindle Focus on Youth Homelessness
Inocente Izucar is having a Zoom-era moment. On Dec. 9, 2020, she’ll participate in a rare, free screening of an Oscar-winning documentary. The virtual event will re-introduce viewers to the childhood ...
30 Nov, 2020
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8 min read
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Next year's redistricting landscape is, at best, a mixed bag for good ...
24 Nov, 2020
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8 min read
The Presidential Election: Is It Over?
The Presidential Election: Is It Over?
It’s been over a week since Election Day and America still doesn’t know for sure who will be sworn in on Jan 20. It looks an awful lot like Joe Biden, but Donald Trump and his supporters have cast a s ...
13 Nov, 2020
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14 min read
What Stops A State from Going Rogue on the Electoral College?
What Stops A State from Going Rogue on the Electoral College?
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍The National Task Force on Electoral Crises has been doing yeoma ...
09 Nov, 2020
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3 min read
These 2020 Campaigns Showed America Better Ways to Do Elections
These 2020 Campaigns Showed America Better Ways to Do Elections
America is waiting for the drama of the 2020 presidential election to play itself out. Votes are still being counted. Lawsuits have and will continue to be filed. The heated divide between the parties ...
05 Nov, 2020
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7 min read
After Gig Companies’ Proposition 22 Win, Labor Groups Vow Challenges
After Gig Companies’ Proposition 22 Win, Labor Groups Vow Challenges
Now that Californians have voted to keep ride-hailing drivers classified as contractors with limited job benefits, unions are shoring up their defenses as labor lawyers eye legal challenges and hope t ...
05 Nov, 2020
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6 min read
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍It's often hard to see, but much more is at stake Tuesday than the pr ...
29 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption and Create Change
How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption and Create Change
Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project presented a screening of Daniel Falconer’s award-winning anti-corruption documentary, "UnRepresented," to an audience of 120 democracy reform advocate ...
21 Oct, 2020
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7 min read