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Ranked Choice Voting Opponents Are At It Again in Maine
Ranked choice voting (RCV) opponents tried to repeal RCV for state primaries and non-presidential federal elections in Maine. They failed. They tried to have a federal court throw out RCV results in t ...
27 Jul, 2020
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A National Database: The Nonpartisan Solution to Police Misconduct
Editor's Note: Please see the corresponding number in the "Notes" for the source of the information.IntroductionNow more than ever, police misconduct has rocketed to the forefront of our national conv ...
24 Jul, 2020
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12 min read
It Falls on All of Us to Ensure a Credible Election
Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher.This is a call to people who love our country more than they hate their politic ...
24 Jul, 2020
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Ranked Choice Voting in Presidential Primaries: Higher Turnout, More Choice, Greater Confidence
The nonpartisan reform group FairVote released a new report Wednesday that examines the impact ranked choice voting had on the 4 Democratic presidential primaries and caucus that used ranked choice v ...
23 Jul, 2020
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2 min read
Votación Por Orden de Preferencia (Ranked Choice Voting) en San Diego Se Queda a un Voto de Estar en la Boleta Este Noviembre - Líderes Ven Progreso a Pesar de los Resultados
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - El movimiento nacional a favor de la reforma electoral Ranked Choice Voting (Votación por orden de preferencia) le faltó solo un voto en el cabildo de San Diego, para aparecer en l ...
22 Jul, 2020
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5 min read
Top 4 Ranked Choice Coalition Misses Ballot by One Vote in San Diego; Leaders Encouraged by Progress
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The national momentum for Top Four Ranked Choice Voting Reform fell one vote short of landing “Top4RCV” on the November ballot in the nation’s 8th largest City. San Diego, which i ...
22 Jul, 2020
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4 min read
Does Nebraska Hold The Secret to a Better Democracy?
Nebraska, landlocked deep in America’s heartland, has paradoxically set itself apart as an anomaly in the US political ecosystem -- from the way it allocates presidential electors, to the makeup of it ...
16 Jul, 2020
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5 min read
Campaign to Repeal Ranked Choice Voting for Presidential Elections Fails to Get Enough Signatures
The Maine Secretary of State reported Wednesday that the campaign to repeal ranked choice voting for presidential elections in Maine failed to get enough valid signatures: RCV advocates maintain ...
15 Jul, 2020
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NH Governor Vetoes Permanent Switch to No-Excuse Vote-by-Mail
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. Three months ago, Gov. Chris Sununu used his executive power to ...
13 Jul, 2020
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2 min read
Damaging Democracy in Florida: What Are Phantom Candidates?
The Naples Daily News Editorial Board penned a piece earlier this month condemning the widespread practice of “phantom candidacies,” which play an unfortunate role of shutting too many voters out of t ...
13 Jul, 2020
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2 min read