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"Vote for Us, or Else DOOM!" It's Time to Reel In the Hyperbole
"Vote for Us, or Else DOOM!" It's Time to Reel In the Hyperbole
It's been a week since the conclusion of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, a partisan side show that left a bitter taste in the mouths of many voters -- whether they supported his confirmation...
California: Here Are the 11 Ballot Measures You Get to Decide On in November
California: Here Are the 11 Ballot Measures You Get to Decide On in November
Here’s the final list of propositions that made the cut for the November election. On the list are proposals to slash the gas tax, re-introduce rent control, absolve major corporations of their legal ...
Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Political reformers across America are paying close attention to key elections on November 6. But their focus is not on candidates or political parties. It’s about how Americans vote on ballot measure...
OPINION: Ranked Choice Voting Not "Most Superior" for Independents
OPINION: Ranked Choice Voting Not "Most Superior" for Independents
I am concerned with the July 24, 2018 op-ed titled, Virginia Republican: “Ranked Choice Voting Most Superior Voting Method in US.”  While the statements are true, what is missing speaks volu...
15 Ways the Independent Revolution is Taking Over America
15 Ways the Independent Revolution is Taking Over America
The independent and nonpartisan reform movements have never seen the momentum they are seeing today. Voters are ditching the Republican and Democratic Parties in droves. A record number of independent...
4 New Voting Methods That Upend Partisan Politics
4 New Voting Methods That Upend Partisan Politics
Maine became the first state in the nation to use ranked choice voting in statewide elections in June. The historic moment has boosted interest in alternative voting methods that offer better election...
Revolutionary New Voting Method Bolstered By over 16,000 Voters in Oregon County
Revolutionary New Voting Method Bolstered By over 16,000 Voters in Oregon County
LANE COUNTY, ORE. - A new voting method is close to appearing on the November ballot in Lane County, Oregon. County election officials certified more than the 11,506 signatures needed to qualify ...
The Real History: California's Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary Electoral Reform
The Real History: California's Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary Electoral Reform
It is periodically reported that California’s Prop 14 (Non-partisan Top Two Primary) was drafted in the middle of the night in the back rooms of the California Legislature. Nothing could be further fr...
Unrig the System: Reforms To Change America
Unrig the System: Reforms To Change America
Many Americans are currently wondering, “Why don’t our elections result in governments that implement thoughtful, public interest policies that are supported by the majority of Americans?”The reason i...
Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Top 2 to Top 5? New Ranked Choice Voting Option on the Table
Mainstream business experts in America are waking up to the failure of our country’s political system.