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Each year in November, California and Texas lawmakers from across the political spectrum, industry leaders, and policy experts come together in Hawaii to discuss the biggest issues affecting voters, b ...

US primaries can be summed up in two words: Minority rule.  A new report from FairVote found that 120 major party candidates in statewide and congressional primary elections won with less than ...

Third parties have long struggled to break through a political system that is explicitly designed to benefit the Republican and Democratic Parties. However, the Forward Party is taking an unprecedented approach to tear down the duopoly’s barriers.

Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. ‍The Voting Rights Lab is tracking 2,185 bills so far this sess ...

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is on a roll. Advocates have added win after win at the ballot box across the US. When the voting method is put to a vote, citizens tend to overwhelmingly show support for i ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍In 2020, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscil ...

It doesn’t seem like there is much these days that can unite Republicans and Democrats. However, one thing both parties have consistently agreed on is that nothing should threaten their grip on power. ...

For a long time, pollsters, political pundits, candidates, and the media have ignored the rise of independent voters. They have called independents “closet partisans” or “leaners,” and they justify th ...

Photo by Pete Alexopoulos on Unsplash   Early voting is underway in Texas for the March 1 primary. The results in both parties could advance candidates to an expensive, low-turnout primar ...

Renowned democratic strategist Joe Trippi joins host T. J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to explore a variety of critical political issues. Mr. Trippi brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the show ...