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Motion Filed: NJ Secretary of State Defends Interests of Political Parties, Not Voters
Motion Filed: NJ Secretary of State Defends Interests of Political Parties, Not Voters
(Newark, NJ) — In May, New Jersey Secretary of State Kim Guadagno filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of the 47% of New Jersey voters who choose not to join a political party. The secr ...
03 Jul, 2014
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States, Cities Considering Drastic Measures to Manage Public Pension Crises
States, Cities Considering Drastic Measures to Manage Public Pension Crises
David Crane, an adviser to former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared in 2010 that public pension crises nationwide represent “the largest single financial issue facing state and ...
27 Jun, 2014
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House Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Curb NSA Surveillance
House Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Curb NSA Surveillance
A bipartisan group of legislators looking to restore transparency to data collection programs conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) won an initial victory late last week.Passing 293-123, an ...
23 Jun, 2014
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Closed New Jersey Primary Produces Little Surprises, Low Turnout
Closed New Jersey Primary Produces Little Surprises, Low Turnout
On Tuesday’s closed primary elections in New Jersey, where unaffiliated voters were locked out of the process, party affiliates turned up in low numbers to elect their candidates. As a result, no surp ...
04 Jun, 2014
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Ahead of Primary, Independents in New Jersey Fight for Right to Vote
Ahead of Primary, Independents in New Jersey Fight for Right to Vote
As New Jersey voters prepare to vote in the state's primary on Tuesday, the dynamics of the state's primary system comes into sharp focus.Voter turnout was already very low in 2013 as the Garden State ...
02 Jun, 2014
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Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern ...
23 May, 2014
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Ben Swann: NJ Voters Locked out of Process They're Forced to Pay For
Ben Swann: NJ Voters Locked out of Process They're Forced to Pay For
In a recent video, independent investigative journalist Ben Swann followed up with his Truth in Media coverage of the EndPartisanship.org coalition and the lawsuit it filed in federal court challengin ...
21 May, 2014
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Pennsylvania Independents Demand Equal Access to Elections
Pennsylvania Independents Demand Equal Access to Elections
"Today, I and many other citizens of Pennsylvania will be denied the right to vote," independent Pennsylvania voter Tom Stack wrote in a letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "It is not because we ar ...
20 May, 2014
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Bipartisanship: Democratic and Republican Lawyers Work Together to Restrict Voting Rights
Bipartisanship: Democratic and Republican Lawyers Work Together to Restrict Voting Rights
Idaho attorney Gary Allen clearly recalls how he was received by state legislators when a federal district judge ruled that the state’s open primary system was unconstitutional.“I stood in front of th ...
15 May, 2014
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NJ Attorney General: 2.6 Million NJ Voters Have No Right to Vote in Primary
NJ Attorney General: 2.6 Million NJ Voters Have No Right to Vote in Primary
challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey's primary election system. Secretary of State Kim Guadagno argues that U.S. citizens in New Jersey do not have a right to vote in primary elections, bu ...
12 May, 2014
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