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With early balloting beginning on 11 October, a new independent poll finds the Arizona Top 2, Open Primary initiative likely to pass. No recent, independent polling data has been available apart from those supporting or opposing the initiative that would create a non-partisan top-two open primary. The survey of 1,065 Arizona residents found 45% are inclined to vote for the open primary initiative and 31% against it, with 9% undecided and 15% not planning to vote. Looking only at likely voters,

A survey released by 8Sages.com finds that among Arizona voters, Barack Obama has a slim lead over Mitt Romney in the Presidential race (43.2% Barack Obama, Mitt Romney 41.7%, and Other/Undecided 15.0%).   Dr. Leo Shapiro - Credit: MichaelChelich.com Dr. Leo J. Shapiro interviewed 1,065 Arizona residents 10 consecutive days ending 25 September.  Shapiro’s research is nationally recognized for carefully constructed probes designed to minimize the common error created by bias questions.  Before O

A survey released by 8Sages.com finds that among Arizona voters, Barack Obama has a slim lead over Mitt Romney in the Presidential race (43.2% Barack Obama, Mitt Romney 41.7%, and Other/Undecided 15.0%).   Dr. Leo Shapiro - Credit: MichaelChelich.com Dr. Leo J. Shapiro interviewed 1,065 Arizona residents 10 consecutive days ending 25 September.  Shapiro’s research is nationally recognized for carefully constructed probes designed to minimize the common error created by bias questions.  Before O

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate" endorsements. The group endorsed candidates Marc Levine (Democrat, 10th Assembly District), Bill Bloomfield (No Party Preference, 33rd Congressional District), Chad Walsh (No Party Preference, 28th Assembly District), and Abel Maldonado (Republican, 24th Congressional District). The candi

Proclaiming that California voters now have the tools to take on a government broken by partisanship, IndependentVoice.Org a statewide association of independent voters, announced its “Post-Partisan Candidate" endorsements. The group endorsed candidates Marc Levine (Democrat, 10th Assembly District), Bill Bloomfield (No Party Preference, 33rd Congressional District), Chad Walsh (No Party Preference, 28th Assembly District), and Abel Maldonado (Republican, 24th Congressional District). The candi

Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce came out strongly against Proposition 121 in a statement to all voters published by the Arizona Secretary of State. “Don’t be fooled”, the nationally known author of Arizona's SB1070 says. Americans love choices and we ought to have lots of them, especially in our politics and candidates. Telling Arizonans that they are only allowed to have two candidates to choose from is un-American. This initiative discriminates against smaller parties and Inde

Credit: openmarket.org Allegations of voter fraud in Florida is a common occurrence during any presidential election. In each election since 2000, several issues have been reported in the state. Reports in previous years indicated that the problem was defective computers and missing votes. Now, the problems are starting way before the elections. Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm hired by the Republican Party of Florida, has allegedly committed fraud. According to recent reports, numerous reg

After numerous appeals by opponents since the system was first implemented in 2008, the Supreme Court has denied a hearing the Washington top-two open primary case, ensuring that Washington retains its change from a blanket primary to a ‘top-two’ open primary system. The ‘top-two’ system allows for multiple candidates from all political parties to compete in the primaries and then the top two vote-getters of the primaries compete with each other in the general election, regardless of political

Tim Hill, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona and Bryan Jeffries, Vice President, Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona expressed their support for Proposition 121 to Arizona voters in a statement distributed to all registered voters in the Secretary of State's information pamphlet for the upcoming November 6th election.  They said: The Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, a statewide organization representing first responders, believes that Open Elections Open Government is an i

Whoever occupies the White House after January of 2013 will probably get to make at least one key appointment affecting the long-term future of the Supreme Court. The current bench is rapidly graying. On the liberal side of the Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be 80 next year, while on the right, Justice Scalia will be about the same age by the end of the next presidential term. The swing voter on the Court, Justice Kennedy, is a few months younger than Scalia. The odds of a vacancy by 2016 are g