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The Ballot Count in AZ's Audit Is Complete: Here's What Is Happening
The Ballot Count in AZ's Audit Is Complete: Here's What Is Happening
It is hard to believe that 9 months after the 2020 election, we still aren’t completely done with it. Well, we are. The election results are certified. It’s a done deal at this point.  Howev ...
03 Aug, 2021
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7 min read
America... The Monarchy
America... The Monarchy
In June 1776, a group of American colonists met in Philadelphia to declare their independence from Great Britain and the end of George III’s dominion over what would become the United States. Alm ...
27 Jul, 2021
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5 min read
Report: A Third of the Country Has Limited Voting Access Since 2020 Elections
Report: A Third of the Country Has Limited Voting Access Since 2020 Elections
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍More than halfway into the year, and with most state legislativ ...
22 Jul, 2021
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2 min read
California: A Voting Rights Catalyst or Dinosaur?
California: A Voting Rights Catalyst or Dinosaur?
Depending on what news station you watch, you might think that one party is the savior and the other, the enemy, of our sacred right to vote. But what if a larger battle is being waged to secure ...
22 Jul, 2021
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9 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Gets Positive Review in NYC, Despite Tally Blunder
Ranked Choice Voting Gets Positive Review in NYC, Despite Tally Blunder
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. ‍A tallying error by the New York City Board of Elections threw ...
01 Jul, 2021
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5 min read
Thanks To Ranked Choice Voting, A NYC Mayoral Candidate Won't Win with 32% of the Vote
Thanks To Ranked Choice Voting, A NYC Mayoral Candidate Won't Win with 32% of the Vote
Voters in New York City won't know who won Tuesday's hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary just yet. Voters went to the polls to rank for the first time their preferences in a large field of viab ...
23 Jun, 2021
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5 min read
Voter Purge or Maintenance: 100,000 Voters to be Removed from Georgia's Rolls
Voter Purge or Maintenance: 100,000 Voters to be Removed from Georgia's Rolls
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher.‍More than 100,000 Georgians will be removed from the voter rolls this summe ...
21 Jun, 2021
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3 min read
The Case for Open Primaries in Maryland
The Case for Open Primaries in Maryland
Within a year from now, Maryland voters will head to the polls to elect their party candidates for the 2022 elections. While voters from the Democratic, Republican, and other third parties will choose ...
15 Jun, 2021
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3 min read
Maine Lawmakers Open State Primaries to 400,000 Independent Voters
Maine Lawmakers Open State Primaries to 400,000 Independent Voters
In a bipartisan vote, the Maine Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that implements a semi-open primary system, which will allow voters registered independent (32% of the registered electorate) to c ...
10 Jun, 2021
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2 min read
PBS Film Digs Deep Into The Rise of the 'Democracy Rebellion'
PBS Film Digs Deep Into The Rise of the 'Democracy Rebellion'
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The most important story not being told by the mainstream press today is the many movements that have emerged to give voters an electoral system that is truly “of, by, and for” the ...
07 Jun, 2021
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1 min read