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Our Republic Is Sick, And It Needs More Than a Red or Blue Pill to Save It
Political advisor and author Mark McKinnon says that “A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best.” We understand what he’s getting at.The contest of ideas and the formation ...
31 Aug, 2017
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Tale of Two Primaries and How to Uphold Majority Rule
Editor’s note: This article, written by Rob Richie, originally published on FairVote’s blog on August 16, 2017, and has been modified slightly for publication on IVN.Next spring, states will start vot ...
23 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report August 23, 2017
RANKED CHOICE VOTING GETS SHOT IN THE ARMIn a story that was first published on FairVote's blog, Rob Richie looks at the latest Primaries and how to Uphold Majority Rule.Richie writes, "Next spring, s ...
22 Aug, 2017
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Morning Report: August 16, 2017
Alabama Election ResultsIt's going to be about another month before we know who will represent the GOP in the Alabama Senate race to go head-to-head with Democrat Doug Jones.The race is for Attor ...
15 Aug, 2017
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Libertarian Party Scores Major Ballot Access Wins Ahead of 2018
There is big news for the Libertarian Party: It can add one more state where it has official party status and ballot access for the 2018 midterms.Ballot Access News reported Monday that the LP's ...
10 Jul, 2017
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Fixing America's Broken Political System Begins with Opening the Primaries
DC politics has gone mad.Americans are now treated to a 24/7 freak show of government dysfunction, charges and countercharges, midnight tweets, and a myriad of other forms of dystopian political theat ...
28 Jun, 2017
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The California Travel Ban No One is Talking About
The "travel ban" is a clickbait phrase that's become a popular subject for the 24-hour news cycle. SCOTUS's decision to mostly reinstate President Trump's ban is certainly getting most of the att ...
26 Jun, 2017
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Texas Legislature Eliminates Straight-Ticket Voting
The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will lik ...
22 May, 2017
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The People of Florida Have Spoken: They Demand Open Primaries
A true demonstration of democracy is underway in Florida. Over the past two months, the Constitution Revision Commission -- a political body that will select constitutional amendments to place on the ...
19 May, 2017
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Election Integrity Commission: Partisan Politics? Or Real Reform?
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order to establish a commission that will investigate possible voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system.The executive order outl ...
14 May, 2017
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