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Let's Save Democracy! Breaking the Doom Loop, Before It's Too Late
In this thought-provoking talk, author Jim Duncan picks Lee Drutman's brain on why moving to a multi-party system in America is essential if we wish to keep our democracy alive
15 Feb, 2020
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1 min read
Opinion: Democracy reform’s welcome arrival as a Democratic cause
By: Mark Schmitt (The Fulcrum Op-Ed)A presidential campaign is a contest of ideas, not just personalities. As candidates set out policy priorities and develop proposals, we learn more about what they ...
12 Feb, 2020
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5 min read
Can't Argue With Science: MIT Study Supports Growing Demands to Unrig US Elections
The beginning of the 2020 presidential election was an unmitigated disaster. Results that should have been reported the night-of in Iowa instead took days as a result of technical issues with an app a ...
11 Feb, 2020
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10 min read
Florida Legislature moves to block local curbs on campaign finance
Cities and counties in Florida that want to limit dark money or foreign donors in their own elections would be stopped under a surprise proposal now moving through the Legislature.Curbing money in pol ...
04 Feb, 2020
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3 min read
IVP Co-Hosts Top-Four Primary Forum
What are some of the benefits surrounding adopting a top-four primary using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in San Diego? What are some potential concerns voters have? This past week, the Independent Vot ...
23 Jan, 2020
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3 min read
The Brain of an Independent, from Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders
It was nearly four years ago that voters did the unthinkable.They rejected the party establishments’ favored candidates. And they did so to pick literally Donald Trump as America’s next president. Tha ...
23 Jan, 2020
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8 min read
Our Top Stories of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close we want to wrap up the year with a review of our most popular stories on nonpartisan reform and unfiltered political news. Unfortunately, many top stories are rife with fine e ...
31 Dec, 2019
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3 min read
Partisan Establishment in New York Institutes New Rules to Squash Rising Third Party
A new type of third party is racking up wins against the two-party duopoly in New York. However, state officials have authorized an unelected commission to squash any competition that challenges the p ...
19 Dec, 2019
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3 min read
South Carolina Judge Says GOP Can Deny Voters Primary; Trump Considers Ditching Debates
A South Carolina judge last week dismissed a lawsuit against the state’s Republican Party over its decision to cancel a 2020 presidential primary. The decision all but ensures that many of the state’s ...
16 Dec, 2019
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2 min read
National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers Recognizes Three Political Trailblazers
On December 6, 2019 nonpartisan reformers from across the country descended on Denver, Colorado for the second annual summit of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR).The summit conc ...
13 Dec, 2019
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5 min read