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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 ...
16 Oct, 2017
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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 ...
10 Oct, 2017
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Wanna Grow Marijuana? A Few Lessons From Colorado
Although marijuana became legal in the state of Colorado, marijuana trafficking is not legal.Recently, more than 60 people were charged with illegally growing and distributing more than 4,000 pounds o ...
02 Oct, 2017
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Amicus Brief to Judge: Open Debates Matter
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debate’s (CPD) 15 percent rule exacerbates the political divide in the US, leaves millions of voters unrepresented in presidential elections, and undermines f ...
22 Sep, 2017
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Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Voting in America is not easy. You first have to register. You have to find your polling place. In most states, you have to take time before, during, or after work to get to your polling place. You ha ...
15 Sep, 2017
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Could This Corn Belt State Have Its First Independent Governor?
Nebraska State Senator Bob Krist made two big moves Wednesday: (1) He switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent, and (2) he announced he is running for governor.Krist, a retired Ai ...
14 Sep, 2017
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Illinois Issues: Party Politics Is Killing State
Party politics is killing America and Illinois. It is not enough to just elect different people into a bad system. We have to fundamentally change politics, and that starts with real open primaries.Th ...
28 Aug, 2017
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League of Women Voters Keeps National Popular Vote Movement Alive in Colorado
After each presidential election in which the popular vote winner and the Electoral College winner differ, the country revisits the question, “Why do we still have the Electoral College?”Opponents of ...
17 Jul, 2017
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Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system ...
07 Jul, 2017
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Libertarian Takeover: More Lawmakers Are Ditching The Major Parties
Getting elected as a third-party candidate is no easy feat in the United States.In fact, the deck is so stacked against alternative candidates — courtesy of gerrymandered voting districts that favor o ...
05 Jul, 2017
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4 min read