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March 5 is Super Tuesday... And No One Cares
The election day colloquially referred to as Super Tuesday used to mean something. It's an election date traditionally held in early March and is known for hosting the most presidential preference ele ...
15 Feb, 2024
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4 min read
10 Ways Both Parties Are Destroying Democracy
As the political landscape in the United States gears up for the 2024 presidential election, the media's focus is often on the perceived threats to democracy posed by individual candidates or movements, like the rhetoric around the MAGA crowd and former President Donald Trump, who is treated as the likely GOP nominee.
09 Jan, 2024
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7 min read
Can Proportional Representation Mend the Fractures In Our Political System -- Or Would It Make Them Worse?
It’s well understood that America is intensely divided today and that our divisions have worsened over time. But when did politics turn into an “us-vs-them” war?
04 Jan, 2024
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10 min read
Will One of the Nation's Most Partisan States Open Its Primaries?
Oklahoma is as deep red as a state can get. Of the 2.2 million registered voters, over half are registered Republicans. But does this mean that voters outside the party shouldn’t have a say in who represents them?
19 Jul, 2023
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5 min read
Virtual Discussion: The Growing Demand to Give Voters Equal Access to Elections
The nonpartisan reform group Open Primaries hosted a virtual discussion Wednesday to talk about the growing demand for primary reform that gives all voters, regardless of political affiliation, an ...
19 Jan, 2023
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1 min read
Video: What The 2022 Midterms Meant for Independent Voters
Independent voters are often ignored by the media and pollsters. They are vilified by the major parties for not picking a side. Yet, in the 2022 midterms and in every election in recent history, i ...
21 Dec, 2022
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2 min read
The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process Is Under Attack
The ballot measure process has been critical to the success of nonpartisan reforms across the country. However, according to new research by RepresentUs, 11 states have proposed over 60 laws to make i ...
13 Jun, 2022
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3 min read
Deconstructing Nonpartisan Reform with NANR’s Exec. Director
Andy Moore, Executive Director of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR), joins host T. J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss that organization’s progress toward attaining nonpartisa ...
23 Feb, 2022
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3 min read
Texas Dems Block Voting Restrictions, But Amplify Dysfunction
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Partisanship reached a boiling point in Texas over the weekend ...
02 Jun, 2021
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3 min read
Too Strong? Too Weak? Or Obsolete? Looking at the Power of Political Parties
Demographics in the American electorate are shifting, the needs and priorities of voters are changing, yet politics in the US hasn't changed much in the last half century. In fact, the only thing tha ...
14 Apr, 2021
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10 min read