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California Candidates Defend Individual Voter Rights and Top-Two Primary
In 2010, California voters passed the nonpartisan, "top-two open primary" initiative. The initiative fundamentally changed the purpose of primary elections from one conducted for the purpose of electi ...
28 May, 2014
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Colorado Primaries will Disenfranchise Independent Voters
Colorado’s primary elections are one month away, but will only allow participation from voters and politicians who affiliate with a party. Colorado’s closed primaries effectively force the 36 percent ...
27 May, 2014
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2 min read
Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern ...
23 May, 2014
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3 min read
Massachusetts Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Pass Election Reform Bill
In the Massachusetts 2013 special election, voter turnout statewide marked a record low at only 27 percent. While special elections typically struggle to attract voter interest, last year was particul ...
20 May, 2014
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2 min read
FEC OKs Bitcoins for Political Contributions; Sets Unclear Limits
After months of debate, the Federal Election Commission unanimously approved the use of bitcoins for political contributions. The decision also allows political committees to purchase digital cur ...
16 May, 2014
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3 min read
Pro-Gay Rights Group Endorses Calif. Rep. Mike Honda for Re-Election
Politico's Emily Schultheis reports that the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a pro-LGBT group, has endorsed U.S. Representative Mike Honda (D-San Jose) in what could end up being the most competitive and ...
30 Apr, 2014
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2 min read
5 States Likely to Become Battleground States by 2016
Presidential politics are all about numbers, from campaign spending, third party interest funding, and electoral votes (EV). Battleground states, by definition, shift the winning side every 4 years or ...
30 Apr, 2014
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4 min read
Coalition Launches Campaign to Establish Nonpartisan Elections in CO
Colorado made history in 2012 when state voters approved Amendment 64, which made it legal for people over 21 to buy small amounts of recreational marijuana. The law went into effect on January 1, 201 ...
29 Apr, 2014
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3 min read
Majority of Americans Say Major Parties Don't Represent Them
The United States is once again in the middle of a major election year and in many elections, people will go the polls with only two options to choose from -- red or blue, Republican or Democrat ...
25 Apr, 2014
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8 min read
Obamacare or Immigration Reform: What Is The Bigger Issue in 2014?
On FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver’s website, he recently predicted that the GOP will win the U.S. Senate, and retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Due to President Obama’s lagging popula ...
22 Apr, 2014
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3 min read