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Ohio Bill Would Force Party Affiliation on Voters -- Whether They Want It or Not
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Ohio has open partisan primaries that do not require party affiliation as a condition for participation. However, a new bill in the Ohio House of Repr...
Adam Schiff's Multi-Million Dollar Gamble to Secure His US Senate Seat Paid Off
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The US Senate race to fill the late Dianne Feinstein's seat will come down to a November contest between US Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-30) and former profes...
Gerrymandering Reform: Are We Asking the Wrong Question?
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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the Dan Sally's website and has been republished on IVN with permission from the auth...
10 Reasons Why Americans Are Not as Divided as You Think
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Party leaders, politicians, and media pundits and talking heads would have US voters believe that the American public has never been more divided. This ...
LetUsVote: New Campaign Launches to End Discrimination Against Independent Voters
Open Primaries, in partnership with Unite America, announced the launch of LetUsVote Wednesday, a nationwide initiative that aims to mobilize and empower independent voters, who make up the largest voting bloc in the US but are treated like second-class voters.
For Good or Bad, Primary Changes May Be Coming to Elections Near You
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The last couple of years have seen an increase in states looking to change their primary election laws. In some cases, party leaders are trying...
SC Governor Rejects Calls to Close Primaries; Squashes Claims of 'Party Raiding'
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster does not support calls from within his party to close primary elections to registered party members only. He has long pushed back against claims that non-party members will infiltrate the primaries to manipulate outcomes.
March 5 is Super Tuesday... And No One Cares
The election day colloquially referred to as Super Tuesday used to mean something. It's an election date traditionally held in early March and is known for hosting the most presidential preference ele...
Author of California’s Top-Two Primary Says It’s Time to Reform the Reform
In 2010, California voters took the first step in empowering every California voter by abolishing party-controlled closed partisan primaries in favor of open nonpartisan primaries that advance the top two vote-getters to the November election.
10 Signs That Confirm You Are an Independent Voter
1. You See the Legitimacy of Opposing Views
Voters have become accustomed to the simple red-versus-blue, liberal-versus-conservative goal posts that have been set up by the drivers of American poli...