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New VA Bill Would Give Voters a Truly Open Primary
Virginia Independent Voters Association Director Steve Richardson wrote an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday in support of a new bill that would reform state primaries to a nonpartisan, top-two op...
Biggest Myth in US Politics: America Needs a Two-Party System
Ever heard this joke? “American politics is like a highway of progress. Republicans stand on the right saying turn right, Democrats stand on the left saying turn left, and Independents stand in t...
IVN Monthly Update: Record Number of Independents Give Voters Hope
Happy New Year! And what an exciting year 2018 will be for independent candidates and the reform movement!In an election year that is supposed to be highly dramatic and very expensive, voters wil...
IVN Readers Pick The Most Independent Politicians of 2017
For many, 2017 was another tumultuous year in US politics, defined once more by the hyper-partisan divide on Capitol Hill and rhetoric in the media.As a result of the continued toxic political environ...
Meet The Candidate Giving Independents Hope in the Midwest
Unbeknownst to most, Nebraska records some of the coldest temperatures in the United States. The reason it beats out most northern states is because it’s so flat the cold winds blow uninterrupted.Bob ...
RNC Member Applauded for "Standing Up to Party Bosses" on Roy Moore
RNC Committeewoman Joyce Simmons of Nebraska resigned her position with the party in protest of its continued financial support of Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.Moore is facing multipl...
Get Ready, 2018 is Shaping Up to Be A Good Year for Independents
On the surface, it often seems like our existing two-party dominated system is somehow the way our country is “meant to be” and nothing could change that regardless of how dysfunctional things become....
Civil Asset Forfeiture: A Clear Threat to Property Rights in America
Property rights are fundamental in America – or at least they are supposed to be.Yet each year, prosecutors and law enforcement agencies seize hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cars, homes, ca...
Lawsuit Could Change Presidential Debates Forever Says Attorney for Independent Voter Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBKD8rRDXM&feature=youtu.beChad Peace, attorney for the Independent Voter Project, as well as 6 high-profile signatories, filed an amicus brief on September 22, 20...
Poll: Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts Vulnerable to Independent Challenger
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) begins the 2018 election cycle with lukewarm political standing and may be vulnerable to a strong challenge from an independent candidate.According to a recent...