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In 2020, hundreds of thousands of felons may be allowed to vote in the presidential primary process.That is, as long as they join either the Democratic or Republican Party.

A federal judge recently decided to temporary block a state law that would impose a financial requirement on criminals released from prison and done with parole in order to be re-enfranchised in the democratic process. This means, in 2020, hundreds of thousands of felons may be allowed to vote in the presidential primary process. That is, as long as they join either the Democratic or Republican Party. Meanwhile, over 3 million taxpaying independent voters are denied a meaningful vote in these

Ranked choice voting, an alternative ballot method, has been under attack by the press. Unlike the traditional “pick one” ballot used in most U.S. elections, ranked choice ballots allow voters to rank the candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets a majority of first preference choices and a voter's first choice comes in last, their candidate is eliminated in an automatic round of runoff and their second choice will be be counted in the runoff round. This process iterates down the

Ranked choice voting, an alternative ballot method, has been under attack by the press. Unlike the traditional “pick one” ballot used in most U.S. elections, ranked choice ballots allow voters to rank the candidates in order of preference.

Many eyes are on Louisiana right now where the “jungle” primary over the weekend resulted in a “runoff” election in the gubernatorial race. The top two vote-getters, Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican businessman Eddie Rispone, will appear on a special runoff election ballot on November 16 because no candidate got 50%+1 of the vote. For those familiar with California’s top-two nonpartisan primary, written by the Independent Voter Project, the election process may sound similar

For those familiar with California’s top-two nonpartisan primary, written by the Independent Voter Project, the election process may sound similar. However, there’s a very important distinction.

The Arizona Democratic Party has given the state’s 1.3 million independent voters a hard snub ahead of the 2020 election.

The Arizona Democratic Party has given the state’s 1.3 million independent voters a hard snub ahead of the 2020 election. Party officials rejected a proposal Saturday to open its presidential preference election, despite urging from younger party activists and nonpartisan reformers to support the idea. Instead, both major political parties continue to send voters a clear message: “Pick a party” or don’t vote. Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts reported that those were, in fact, the wo

There was good news for Republicans and the Trump team this week when a federal judge put a hold on the voter-suppression tactic.

In an attempt to keep Donald Trump off the California primary election ballot, the California legislature passed a bill requiring all presidential primary candidates to release their tax returns. While Trump has zero chance of winning the general election in California, political insiders know the real effect of keeping him off the primary ballot. The “top-of-the-ticket” race, especially in presidential elections, is the most significant driver of voter turnout. So, without Trump on the ballot,