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Gerrymandering Update: Blue and Red States Get Fs in Princeton Report Card
Legislatures and redistricting commissions across the United States are in the process of drawing new maps for their legislative and congressional districts, and some states have already drawn new lin ...
05 Nov, 2021
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California Permanently Adopts Universal Vote-by-Mail, But Ignores Bigger Voting Rights Problem
California is now the largest state to permanently adopt universal mail-in ballot distribution. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the measure into law Monday. While it goes a long way to increase voter par ...
28 Sep, 2021
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A Court of the Inquisition
On September 1, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, refused to prevent new, draconian Texas abortion legislation from taking effect. The Court’s tentative acceptance of that law, ...
14 Sep, 2021
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Vermont Sets An Example for Bipartisan Vote-By-Mail Expansion
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished with permission from the publisher. While much of the country's election reform legislation has been rife with ...
09 Jun, 2021
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Recently Confirmed USPS Governor Amber McReynolds Discusses the Mail and In-Home Voting
United States Postal Service Governor Amber McReynolds joins T. J. O’Hara to discuss the challenges of the Postal Service, its role in facilitating in-home voting, and the 2020 election in general. As ...
09 Jun, 2021
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The Great American Map Off Is Underway
Want to better understand how gerrymandering works while also competing for prizes? There is a competition going on until June 15 that calls on the American public to put their mapmaking skills to the ...
20 May, 2021
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Unbound and Undeterred: Being a Young Independent
If you’re a young voter like us, you’re probably tired of politics as they are now. Tired of every aspect of your life being a political issue. Tired of the restrictive grip of the two major parties m ...
25 Mar, 2021
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National Reform Leaders Lay Out the Future of Better Elections for 2021 and Beyond
US voters and reform practitioners had an opportunity over the weekend to wrap up 2020 celebrating the success of historic proposals for better elections and discuss future endeavors to give the Ameri ...
14 Dec, 2020
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8 min read
Despite Reform Gains, Partisan Interests Still Largely Control Redistricting Process
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Next year's redistricting landscape is, at best, a mixed bag for good ...
24 Nov, 2020
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8 min read
Election Reformers Made Important Gains in 2020; Now We Talk Next Steps
The biggest overlooked story from this election is how reformers made history, once again.From Virginia to California, voters sent a message that they want less hyper-partisanship, greater voter choic ...
12 Nov, 2020
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