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Independent Voter Project Appeals N.J. Court Decision that Only Democrats and Republicans Have Right to Vote
On Monday, November 3, the EndPartisanship.org coalition filed an appellant brief with the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey, maintaining the argument that the current primary system i ...
03 Nov, 2014
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Only One Congressional District in N.J. Considered Competitive in 2014
New Jersey is a decidedly purple state at the moment. Nearly half of the registered voting population is not affiliated with either major party. Voters have elected a Republican governor, two Democrat ...
03 Nov, 2014
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The Fight for the Senate: Who Will Win Control?
The main talk of the 2014 election has been which political party will control the Senate after the votes have been counted. Democrats have been on defense throughout most of the country as President ...
28 Oct, 2014
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3 min read
In The End, Low Voter Turnout Comes Down to Competitiveness in Elections
No matter what political ideology a voter identifies with, every single election comes down to one thing: voter turnout. If voters don't go to the polls to cast ballots, their party affiliation, or la ...
23 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
Looking to the Founders: The Vote of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
It seems almost crazy to bring up an Aesop's fable in a series about the Founding Father's legacy to America -- but the fable of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse really exemplifies many of th ...
14 Oct, 2014
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Tax-Exempt Political Parties Have Money and Resources to Keep Elections Rigged
Nonprofits have been in the news lately, and it isn’t necessarily because of the good they’re doing.For starters, more than 412,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to revoke the National Foot ...
08 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
Independent Voter Project Fights to Defend Voting Rights of People over Parties
It seems like most politicians today sound like pre-programmed robots, spewing partisan sermons and perpetuating a superficial battle between a so-called “left” and a “right.”But why?Pretty simple: Th ...
18 Sep, 2014
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Civil Rights Groups Appeal NJ Court Decision That Only Democrats and Republicans are Qualified to Vote
(Newark, N.J.) - On Tuesday, the EndPartisanship.org coalition appealed a decision from the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey. The district court held that only Democratic and Republican voter ...
09 Sep, 2014
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While Congressional Approval Remains at Historic Lows, Millions Remain Locked Out of Primaries
According to RealClearPolitics, approximately 13.4 percent of Americans approve of Congress and 77.8 percent disapprove, taking the average of 6 major surveys on congressional approval.Congress’ under ...
04 Sep, 2014
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3 min read
Is America Becoming a Third World Country?
I often ask myself: “Is America becoming a Third World country?” I’ve traveled all over the world and seen the ins and outs of developed and undeveloped nations, observing economic and political struc ...
29 Aug, 2014
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6 min read