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National Reformers Spotlight Record-Setting Elections under Vote at Home, Ranked Choice Voting
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inadequacies of most elections in the US, specifically when it comes to protecting the right of voters in the midst of a crisis. However, two reforms have taken c...
New Study Says Nonpartisan Primaries 'Most Likely' to Disrupt Political Monopoly in Baltimore
Baltimore is a one-party city, so much so that it hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1967. Registered Democrats vastly outnumber any other party registration, having a tenfold advantage over the Repu...
June's 'Super Tuesday' Proves Vote-at-Home Works, Advocates Say
In the midst of social turmoil and civil unrest, on top of an ongoing pandemic, the news didn’t spare much time to talk about 9 primary elections held Tuesday -- primaries that, according to vote at h...
Justice Reform Means Electing Just Leaders
Every week during the summer, it is traditional Jewish practice to study a chapter of a work called “Pirkei Avot.” It’s a collection of inspiring quotes and sayings by some of the most prominent Jewis...
Ranked Choice Voting Campaign Smashes Signature Requirement to Get on 2020 Ballot
Voter Choice for Massachusetts 2020 (Voter Choice Mass) announced Wednesday that it has smashed the signature requirement to get ranked choice voting on the November ballot well ahead of the petition ...
New Book: The Need for Political Innovation Greater Now Than before Pandemic
Many are aware by now that US Rep. Justin Amash has decided not to run for president -- citing the cumbersome realities the current political system presents to candidates outside the two major partie...
Sporting Events Without Spectators, Hair Salons To Re-open As Early As June
This article first appeared on California GlobeA June Phase 3 reopeningThe re-openings would be contingent on COVID-19 coronavirus transmission rates continuing to either hold steady or fall in the c...
Courts Will Protect the Voting Rights of Party Members, But Why Not Independents?
New York state cannot cancel the Democratic presidential primary, according to a ruling by a federal judge on Tuesday after top Democratic leaders tried to remove presidential candidates from the...
Opinion: Justin Amash Is The Adult They Won't Let On The Debate Stage
U.S. Congressman Justin Amash speaking with attendees at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention | Photo: Gage SkidmoreNo sooner than U.S. Congressman Justin Amash (I-MI) announced hi...
When a Curve Is Not Necessarily a Curve
This Opinion first appeared on California GlobeBy Sen. John M.W. Moorlach and Craig KeshishianMaybe Benjamin Franklin was right. In a 1755 letter to the Pennsylvania Assembly, he said, “Those wh...