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Alabama Latest Target of Lawsuit Seeking to Ease Election Rules
Alabama Latest Target of Lawsuit Seeking to Ease Election Rules
This article was first published on The Fulcrum.The League of Women Voters has sued Alabama to ease the rules governing absentee ballots during the coronavirus pandemic.The lawsuit, filed in state cou ...
01 Jun, 2020
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Fresh lawsuits challenge vote-by-mail limits in four Southern states
Fresh lawsuits challenge vote-by-mail limits in four Southern states
This article was first published on The FulcrumUpdated Monday afternoon to describe four, not three, lawsuits.Expanding voters' access to absentee ballots across the South during the coronavirus pande ...
05 May, 2020
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THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has come to a critical point. A boiling point, some would say. And before we go ...
09 Mar, 2020
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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries
10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries
Illinois should host the first presidential primaries if the goal is to pick a state that most closely matches the demographics of the country.And Vermont, the home state of Democratic front-runner Be ...
27 Feb, 2020
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2 min read
Being Mike Bloomberg (Presidential Candidate?)
Being Mike Bloomberg (Presidential Candidate?)
I rarely give advice when it is unsolicited. But when you know someone, and you’ve had a history with them, and when the stakes are high and people are asking what you think, you make an exception. Th ...
13 Nov, 2019
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2019 Unrig Summit Celebrates Historic Victories Over Two-Party Duopoly
2019 Unrig Summit Celebrates Historic Victories Over Two-Party Duopoly
A Roadmap to A Better DemocracyBy: Wes MessamoreReform activists from around the country gathered in the Country Music Capital of the World –– Nashville, Tennessee –– over the last weekend in March to ...
08 Apr, 2019
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Louisiana Statewide Race Decided by 17% of Voters, But There Is an “Instant” Solution
Louisiana Statewide Race Decided by 17% of Voters, But There Is an “Instant” Solution
Louisiana held a special election for secretary of state in December, since no candidate got over 50% of the vote on Election Day. Yet, despite the fact that over 50% of registered voters turned out i ...
15 Jan, 2019
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Louisiana Statewide Race Decided by 17% of Voters, But There Is an "Instant" Solution
Louisiana Statewide Race Decided by 17% of Voters, But There Is an "Instant" Solution
Louisiana held a special election for secretary of state in December, since no candidate got over 50% of the vote on Election Day. Yet, despite the fact that over 50% of registered voters turned out i ...
15 Jan, 2019
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2 min read
The Libertarian Party 2020 Presidential Ticket Shortlist
The Libertarian Party 2020 Presidential Ticket Shortlist
Reason's Matt Welch says it well:"Ever since election night of 2016, it has been clear that the Libertarian Party, through all its fits and starts over the decades, has managed to create a uniquely at ...
10 Dec, 2018
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4 min read
How Ranked Choice Voting Survives the "One Person, One Vote" Challenge
How Ranked Choice Voting Survives the "One Person, One Vote" Challenge
SAN DIEGO, CALIF - One of the most prominent arguments against ranked choice voting, outside its complexity, is that voters end up getting multiple votes, so it must violate the constitutional precede ...
04 Dec, 2018
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