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'One Person, One Vote': SCOTUS to Decide if Non-Registered Voters Deserve Representation
The U.S Supreme Court's October term isn't filled with landmark cases, but one in particular may have a profound effect on the U.S election system. The Evenwel v. Abbott case was filed back in Februar...
Veterans Party Candidate Chris Keniston: We're Going After The Major Parties
On August 17, Air Force veteran Chris Keniston was formally declared the first official presidential candidate of the Veterans Party of America. However, few people have likely heard of Keniston ...
Bernie Sanders' Platform: Ambitious Reform or Absurd Idealism?
As deeply divided as Americans are now on political issues, Bernie Sanders is having the unique effect of being even more polarizing to some voters while also attracting others who wouldn't normally t...
After 10 Years, Return of Death Penalty in Arkansas an Ideological Statement
The governor of Arkansas aims to end the state's decade-long hiatus on executions in October.Gov. Asa Hutchinson has set dates for the executions of eight convicted murderers, according to Reuters. Th...
Increasing Pressure to Defund Planned Parenthood May Break the Government
The federal government is now two weeks away from experiencing the second government shutdown in two years if it does not pass a continuing resolution (CR) by October 1.In 2013, the cause of the gover...
Lawmakers, Election Experts Talk Voting Rights at CA Nonpartisan Primary Summit
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- California legislators, public affairs representatives, and reformers of all stripes attended the first-ever California Nonpartisan Primary Summit on Wednesday at the Citiz...
On Immigration, Most Voters Aren't Buying What The Parties Are Selling
This weekend saw the candidates sharply carving out their individual stances on the parties' platforms on immigration at the Iowa State Fair.While Donald Trump dazzled party-hardliners with his p...
Crowded GOP Field to Take the Stage at Republican Primary Debate
The first round of the Republican primary debates will be held Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The field of Republican presidential candidates stands at 17, but only 10 will ...
Chris Christie Is Coming To Take Your Pot Away
This week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told residents in states where recreational marijuana use is legal to smoke their weed now because when he is president he will enforce federal laws.In a town...
The Story Behind Why You Have to Pay for Party Primaries
As Bob Conner reported for IVN in 2014, New Jersey’s independents spent approximately $100 million to pay for primaries in which they could not vote between 2000 and 2013. The obvious question is...