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How State, Federal Courts Are Working to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Florida's Supreme Court struck down much of the state's congressional districting map on July 9, ordering the redrawing of what it termed "constitutionally invalid" districts in 2 of the 27 distr...
Independent Voter Project: Courts Are Moving in Right Direction on Voting Rights
On Thursday, July 9, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court discarded parts of Florida’s congressional district maps, saying that state legislators had violated a provision of the Florida constitution prohib...
#ICYMI: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Voting Rights News - July 10, 2015
Hey there. Here’s my latest offering and take on a number of items related to nonpartisan issues and voter reform efforts from around the nation. From the Supreme Court ruling on redistricting commiss...
Voter Education is First Step to Ending Party Control over Elections
A recent conference at the USC Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics hosted by the school's director, Dan Schnur, in collaboration with Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Leadership Insti...
Calif. Voters Had A Big Week... But There Is Still More Work to be Done
CALIFORNIA -- Last week turned out to be a good one for California political reform and direct democracy.Early in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an Arizona case that upheld the constitution...
High Court Affirms Government Belongs to the People, Not Parties
This week, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by the Arizona legislature, which was seeking to invalidate an Independent Redistricting Commission established by Arizonans through the initiative an...
Petition to SCOTUS Says Closed Primaries Are Unconstitutional
A coalition led by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of New...
Attention All Independent Voters, Our Time Is Coming Soon
On June 26, I attended an event in Cambridge, Massachusetts called the City Dance Party. Every year thousands of people flock to this event from all over the Greater Boston Area. The streets...
Chris Christie Courts NH Independents, but Says NJ Independents Have No Right to Vote
The average voter turnout in New Jersey’s primary elections is just 8 percent, and it costs taxpayers $12 million to administer each election cycle. Despite these facts, Governor Chris Christie’s admi...
SCOTUS Dealt A Serious Blow to Gerrymandering... But The Fight Is Far from Over
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of independent redistricting commissions to redraw electoral districts. The ruling was a major victory for voters, b...