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IVN will be live blogging the San Diego Mayoral debate starting right now at La Jolla Country Day High School where Democrat Bob Filner squares off against Republican challenger Carl DeMaio. 12:00pm George Mitrovich, President of San Diego City Club introduces candidates. Calls debate a "non-partisan" civic venture. 12:05pm Question to DeMaio re: building a stronger relationship with Mexico. What policies would you put in effect to strengthen relationships with Mexico? Demaio: Went to Baja

Credit: gabbypac.com Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the creation of a new political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday called Gabby PAC that supports bipartisan cooperation in Washington. The announcement comes twenty months after an attempt on her life left Giffords in critical condition. Gabby Giffords retired from her seat in Congress earlier this year and received a standing ovation from members of both par

Credit: gabbypac.com Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the creation of a new political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday called Gabby PAC that supports bipartisan cooperation in Washington. The announcement comes twenty months after an attempt on her life left Giffords in critical condition. Gabby Giffords retired from her seat in Congress earlier this year and received a standing ovation from members of both par

Credit: Gabbypac.com Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the creation of a new political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday that supports bipartisan cooperation in Washington. The announcement comes twenty months after an attempt on her life left Giffords in critical condition. Gabby Giffords retired her seat in Congress earlier this year and received a standing ovation from members of both parties when she briefly

Credit: shfwire.com President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals memo has been publicized as an executive order by many non-profit immigrant organizations, leading many people to apply in the hopes of achieving legal status. The news media, both English and Spanish, have made the same mistake of touting the new immigration policy as an executive order. Regardless of the intention, the response from the immigrant community has been overwhelming with hundreds and even thousands showin

After a battle in the courtroom, the non-partisan Arizona Open Primary initiative, known as the "Open Elections/Open Government Initiative," has been cleared for placement on November's general election ballot. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe YuhasEmail:  jyuhas@riester.comPhone: 602 410-3343 Open Elections/Open Government initiative will be on November ballotCourt ruling paves the way for initiative opening all elections to all voters Two days after just 23 percent of Arizona voters cast

Voter ID and voter fraud are often linked. But, a popular understanding of voter fraud, people posing as another individual on Election Day, was shown to be "infinitesimal" according to a study conducted by Arizona State University. Today Damon Eris posted an article on dev.us regarding the study and its results. The study covered years 2000-2012 and uncovered that 10 incidences of in-person voter fraud have occurred throughout the country during that time. Voter fraud in this form would be com

Credit: npr.org A new study of voter fraud over the last twelve years finds that, though cases of such fraud can indeed be found throughout the United States, they are “infinitesimal” in number, and that cases of in-person voter fraud or impersonation on Election Day are virtually non-existent. The study was produced as part of the News 21 Voting Rights Project, a nationally coordinated investigation conducted by two dozen journalism students from across the country, and centered at the Walter

After a confusion, voluntary of not, over medical terminology, Arizona became the most restrictive state with a ban of abortion after 18 weeks of pregnancy. The last version of the "Women Health and Safety Act" signed by Arizona Governor provides a de facto ban of abortion after 18 weeks of pregnancy, except for medical emergency. Arizona is thus joining the fast growing club of states that have in the past two years been trying to limit access to abortion by limiting the number of weeks during

On Thursday, the California State Senate passed a bill to allow Election Day Registration (EDR), which will allow citizens to register to vote up to and on the day of an election. The bill, AB 1436, passed the State Assembly in May. The bill will now return to the Assembly for a final vote before going to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for final approval. However, if the bill does become law, which is likely, it will not take effect until 2016. The passage of EDR by the California legislatur