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New Jersey The First State to Reverse COVID-Inspired Swith to Vote-by-Mail
New Jersey The First State to Reverse COVID-Inspired Swith to Vote-by-Mail
New Jersey has become the first state to back away from a pandemic-driven switch to conducting elections almost entirely remotely.
10 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What The Heck Is The Two-Party Duopoly?
What is the duopoly? On the surface this may seem like a common sense question: We have a political system dominated by two major parties. Hence, we have a duopoly. That simple, right?  Yet, the ...
05 Feb, 2021
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16 min read
Good Government Groups Urge Biden to Create Commission on Trust in Democracy
Good Government Groups Urge Biden to Create Commission on Trust in Democracy
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍At a time when democracy feels most fragile, in the wake of a di ...
03 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
Good Government Groups Urge Biden to Create Commission on Trust in Democracy
Good Government Groups Urge Biden to Create Commission on Trust in Democracy
At a time when democracy feels most fragile, in the wake of a divisive election fueled by disinformation and an insurrection at the Capitol, two good-government groups have a new proposal for restoring trust in democracy.
03 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
Web-Based Tool Announced to Bring Transparency to San Diego Campaigns
Web-Based Tool Announced to Bring Transparency to San Diego Campaigns
Determining who’s footing the bill for political campaigns and, consequently, who our elected officials are really serving, has long been a challenge for voters in our system of legalized corruption.
02 Feb, 2021
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2 min read
Web-Based Tool Announced to Bring Transparency to San Diego Campaigns
Web-Based Tool Announced to Bring Transparency to San Diego Campaigns
Determining who’s footing the bill for political campaigns and, consequently, who our elected officials are really serving, has long been a challenge for voters in our system of legalized corruption. ...
02 Feb, 2021
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2 min read
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
Democrats, if they acted out of more than pique and the need to feed red meat to their base, hoped that the second impeachment would prevent Trump from running again, legally disqualifying him. Justic ...
01 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
OPINION: The Best Antidote to Trumpism is More Democracy
It has become clear that there is not even close to the 2/3 majority needed in the Senate to vote to convict. While the House vote to impeach helped the Democrats shape the post capitol incursion, post inaugural narrative, it has left the Democratic leadership “all dressed up...
01 Feb, 2021
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3 min read
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
‍There are a number of nonpartisan reforms being proposed to address the myriad of deep systemic problems that ensure US elections primarily serve the private, gain-seeking interests of the Republican ...
29 Jan, 2021
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22 min read
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Joe Biden Can't Bring Voters Together, But There's One Reform That Can
Ranked choice voting, or the ability to rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference instead of simply choosing one, has been adopted and/or implemented in 21 cities and 2 states, representing a total voting age population of over 9.2 million people.
29 Jan, 2021
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22 min read