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Gary Johnson, the two-term Republican governor of New Mexico and twice nominated Libertarian Party presidential contender, is making his return to politics this Summer after leading the Libertarian Party to a historic record high voter turnout of over 4 million votes in 2016. Johnson's campaign more than quadrupled the highest vote total the Libertarian Party had ever received for a presidential nominee, while the Republican and Democratic Parties both stalled at a twenty-year low. That result

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 one of the major parties, ballot access laws that make it impossible for third parties to gain momentum with each passing election cycle, or public debates that only invite Democrats and Republicans to participate — that it is practically impossible. But the Libertarian Party has created a model t

The United States of America's Founding Fathers were spurred to declare independence by a long litany of abuses by the King's government in England. In many cases, if you read through the text of Jefferson's Declaration, you'll find these abuses are procedural in nature. It wasn't precisely what the government did, but how the government did it that mattered. Simply the processes of government themselves, the form of the rules for engaging in the act of governing, can be the most powerful way

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outlined a list of six reasons "Why the Democratic Party is doomed" earlier this week, and in the process, spelled doom for all political partisanship. Some of the reasons he listed were particular to the United States' oldest political party's recent electoral failures and short-sighted strategy of pushing the narrative that President Trump's team colluded with Russia to steal the election. In the course of his analysis, however, Assange inadvertently makes a

The Maine Senate voted Tuesday to repeal the first-in-the-nation, voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative for state and federal elections. The mostly party-line vote (the Republican majority, plus some Democrats) approved full repeal, 21-13. The Maine House did not approve a constitutional amendment on a final vote Friday that would bring ranked choice voting in full compliance with the state constitution, despite a huge amount of support for it. ALSO READ: Independent Maine Rep: Lawmak

A constitutional amendment to bring the voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative in full compliance with the Maine constitution failed to get the final two-thirds vote it needed in the Maine House Friday. The vote occurred a day after the House gave initial approval for the amendment. Thousands of Maine voters called, emailed, tweeted, and spoke to state lawmakers ahead of this week, calling on them to respect their vote and not repeal ranked choice voting. As a result, the Senate tabled

At what point will the damaging revelations of the ongoing investigation into Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's congressional office require the constitutional remedy of impeachment? As the corruption scandal swirling around Wasserman Schultz's IT staffers unfolds, each new development is more bizarre -- and incriminating -- than the last. ALSO READ: Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Guilty of Obstruction of Justice? Before considering the possibility of impeachment as a legal remedy to this situation,

In February, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman introduced the New York Votes Act, a comprehensive set of bills to protect and expand voting rights in New York. Among other issues, the Act includes no-excuse absentee ballots, early voting, and automatic voter registration. This legislation is a step in the right direction, but I worry that it ignores the most impactful form of voter suppression facing New York: the state’s closed primary system. About 3.3 million independent and

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 that struck down pre-clearance requirements from the Voting Rights Act, Republican-controlled state legislatures jumped at the opportunity to impose restrictions on who could register and vote. Laws implemented in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Florida are said to have had major impacts on the outcome of the presidential election in those states. Republicans in Arizona, Texas, Kansas, as well as others continue to explore legislation clearly a

San Diego, CALIF. - Respecting the will of voters logged a big win in San Diego this week, and the Independent Voter Project is proud that its sponsorship of Measure L played an integral role in the discussion. ALSO READ: Measures K and L: San Diego City Elections Reformed in Historic Vote In a 5-4 vote, the San Diego City Council made a powerful statement in denying the request by Mayor Kevin Faulconer to put two measures before voters for a costly special election this November, when far few