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Could This Corn Belt State Have Its First Independent Governor?
Nebraska State Senator Bob Krist made two big moves Wednesday: (1) He switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent, and (2) he announced he is running for governor.Krist, a retired Ai ...
14 Sep, 2017
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Illinois Issues: Party Politics Is Killing State
Party politics is killing America and Illinois. It is not enough to just elect different people into a bad system. We have to fundamentally change politics, and that starts with real open primaries.Th ...
28 Aug, 2017
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League of Women Voters Keeps National Popular Vote Movement Alive in Colorado
After each presidential election in which the popular vote winner and the Electoral College winner differ, the country revisits the question, “Why do we still have the Electoral College?”Opponents of ...
17 Jul, 2017
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Free My Voice: Primary Elections Should Serve Voters, Not Parties
Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system ...
06 Jul, 2017
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Libertarian Takeover: More Lawmakers Are Ditching The Major Parties
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 o ...
05 Jul, 2017
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Fixing America’s Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 2)
Recording Votes: Fixing the Electoral CollegeOur Electoral College (EC) is out of date. Powerful coalitions exist to push for its effective abolishment and a switch to a popular vote, but the support ...
12 May, 2017
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Ideological Purity Tests are Killing the Democratic Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUveoI0tm04Last week, MSNBC's Morning Joe criticized the Democratic leadership for not being accepting of candidates that do not toe an ideological line. Some rising ca ...
25 Apr, 2017
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Nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature Expected to Make Ballot Access a Lot Easier for Third Parties
Historically, Nebraska has long set itself apart from the rest of the country in the way its legislature is elected and functions. One state senator believes it should also be unique in the way i ...
04 Apr, 2017
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Will Fargo Be the First in the Nation to Adopt Approval Voting?
The city commission of Fargo, North Dakota is currently considering a proposal that would dump the choose-one voting method used in a majority of cities and states across the U.S. and adopt appro ...
29 Mar, 2017
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It's Time for America to Grow Up!
The last eight years have seen partisanship at its very best, or worst depending on your point of view. Every presidential election has been essentially the same: the two main candidates sling mud at ...
16 Nov, 2016
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