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Voters Forced to Choose between Lesser of Two Evils in NJ Senate Race
Voters Forced to Choose between Lesser of Two Evils in NJ Senate Race
New Jersey’s special Senate election, one of the most controversial and high profile races in the country, is now nearing its much-anticipated conclusion. In less than 24 hours, Garden State voters w ...
14 Oct, 2013
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Syria and 2016
Syria and 2016
Few people have been talking about how the Syrian conflict will affect the 2016 presidential elections, but there is a high chance that it will. Regardless of this new agreement between the United Sta ...
16 Sep, 2013
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Multi-Member Districts in NH a National Model for Equal Gender Representation
Multi-Member Districts in NH a National Model for Equal Gender Representation
Zack Frank / shutterstock.comNew Hampshire proves to be one of the more innovative states in its electoral process.In its House of Representatives, districts are allotted a number of representatives ...
04 Sep, 2013
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Nonprofit Organizations Significantly Increase Voter Turnout
Nonprofit Organizations Significantly Increase Voter Turnout
Nonprofit VOTE examined the impact of nonprofit organizations on voter behavior within seven states in an August 2013 study. It found that those contacted by a nonprofit organization -- in regards to ...
21 Aug, 2013
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Cory Booker Wins Landslide Victory with 9 Percent Voter Turnout
Cory Booker Wins Landslide Victory with 9 Percent Voter Turnout
Source: Wall Street JournalVoter turnout in the New Jersey special election primary last night was higher than expected, with over 300,000 people casting their ballots on a rainy day in the middle of ...
14 Aug, 2013
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2 min read
Beyond the Headlines: The Week of August 13, 2013
Beyond the Headlines: The Week of August 13, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While much of the mainstream media is covering the same old stories with tired talking points, check out some of the discussions on IVN, like:The Alternative Minimum Tax is ...
13 Aug, 2013
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3 min read
Justin Amash Claims Documents Were Withheld on NSA Programs
Justin Amash Claims Documents Were Withheld on NSA Programs
(Credit: Gage Skidmore)Not more than two weeks after he tried to defund the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance programs of Americans, US Rep. Justin Amash claims documents were withheld by ...
13 Aug, 2013
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2 min read
Cory Booker's 'Unbeatable Lead' Due To Closed New Jersey Primaries
Cory Booker's 'Unbeatable Lead' Due To Closed New Jersey Primaries
Credit: Vice.com A Quinnipiac poll shows Newark Mayor Cory Booker leading the New Jersey Senate race with 54 percent of likely Democratic voters. Booker is well ahead of Republican front-runner ...
08 Aug, 2013
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Wisconsin Bill Proposes Less Campaign Disclosure, Limits Transparency
Wisconsin Bill Proposes Less Campaign Disclosure, Limits Transparency
Wisconsin state Senator Glenn GrothmanWhen evidence surfaced last month in New Jersey that one of the most influential engineering firms in the state, Birdsall, had been making questionable campaign ...
06 Aug, 2013
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2 min read
Beyond The Headlines: The Week of July 30, 2013
Beyond The Headlines: The Week of July 30, 2013
Dear IVN Readers,While other outlets recycle the same old stories, IVN is proud to bring you important stories that aren’t covered anywhere else: like voter suppression in New Jersey, a revolutio ...
30 Jul, 2013
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