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Contrary to Florida’s infamous reputation for election snafus, the voters in the Sunshine State have in many ways led the nation on issues of electoral reform.Floridians have voted many times to impro...

Editor's Note: This article was co-authored by Kammi Foote and Donald Wilson Bush, president of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation.In 2016, for the fifth time in the history of the United States, it...

A thrilling victory by a young insurgent candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against a 20-year incumbent and party boss, US Rep. Joseph Crowley, in the June 26 New York primary seems to be reverberat...

On June 19, residents of the District of Columbia can vote in one of four party primaries: Democratic, Libertarian, DC Statehood Green, or Republican. The party with the fewest candidates in the prima...

Don't let anyone tell you that third party candidates do not stand a chance in nonpartisan open primaries.Incumbent Nebraska State Sen. Laura Ebke was among the top two vote-getters in the primary ele...

 "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset."- Langston HughesIn February, I traveled...

Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.

Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School is without equal in his expertise on competition and...

Opening our electoral process to more voices than just those from the two national parties is the goal of Open Primaries.The efforts by the RNC and DNC to rig the system and engage in gerrymandering a...

Welcome to one of our weekly posts, Independent Action, where we let you know the important moves independent candidates and organizations made over the past week. This week we will be discussing Greg...