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"Ranked choice voting" is gaining momentum in cities and states across the country. The attention it has gotten in places like Maine -- which will be the first state to use it for statewide elections -- has raised its profile as a popular alternative voting method than what is currently used in most jurisdictions in the US. This attention also has many unfamiliar with the election reform asking: How does ranked choice voting work? How RCV Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQYRZsbxGgE Vi

The people of South Carolina in 2014 certified for the ballot possibly one of the most effective independent parties in the nation in 2014. Since being certified, the American Party has fielded slates of candidates in two general elections and one special election. AP candidates have run for both federal and state offices and have garnered nearly 200,000 SC votes - about ten percent of the turnout for the 2016 election. At this year’s American Party state convention on May 12th, prospective can

Byline Note: This article was co-written by Harry Kresky, general counsel for Independent Voting, and Wayne Griffin, chairman of the SC Independence Party and Greer City Councilmember. T  he South Carolina Republican Party is asking voters on primary day to weigh in on whether voters “believe they should have the option to choose to affiliate with a political party when they register to vote. …” This “advisory” vote seems innocent enough. Until you take a closer look. Here’s why voters should

The consequences of party-dominated elections; of closed party primaries, gerrymandered districts, and major party control of the ballot, of the media and of the debates, in addition to the partisan dominance of the very ways in which issues are framed and discussed -- the consequences of all this is to block the full and open participation of the American people in shaping the country in which we live. The habit of secret political bargains between elites started early in America. For example,

California's Secretary of State Alex Padilla has released the 2018 Voter Guide. The guide contains all relevant information related to the various propositions and candidate races voters will be asked to weigh in on this June. This article will focus on the race for Governor and publish the statements that have been provided to the Secretary of State's office. Robert C. Newman, II | REPUBLICAN Pro: God, life, U.S. Constitution, Parental Rights, Property Rights, Business Limited: Government, T

Gun control advocates have made it clear in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting that they think reflexively supporting the NRA position on gun safety blocks potential solutions for curtailing mass shootings in America. However, not many people are talking about how reflexively opposing the NRA may also block potential solutions for curtailing mass shootings in America. Gun control advocates have based much of their argument on the idea that the AR-15 (short for Armalite Rifle) is used dispro

Beginning today, in four states across the country, lawsuits will be filed to challenge the way presidential electors are selected in America. The plaintiffs in these suits charge that the “winner-take-all” system—the system by which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state gets all of the electoral college votes in that state—violates both the 14th Amendment’s principle of “one person, one vote,” and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. A Republican in California, no less t

It’s that time of year again…The time of year where President Trump asks for a military parade and the partisans on both sides go nuts. “It’s like they’re from communist Russia, wanting to show off our military strength in a parade!” “It’s like they’re from communist Russia, not wanting to support our military with a parade!” When the idea of a parade is floated, those on the left mainly cite money and seeming fascist as the biggest cons, while those on the right cite “supporting our military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHeX_2yEcw US Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took part in another CNN debate on tax reform Tuesday. This time, they were joined by Sens. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Maria Cantwell (D- Washington). The debate was hosted by CNN personalities Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Scott and Cantwell got their time in the debate, but the focus seemed to be on the "headliners," Cruz and Sanders. Both senators have taken to the CNN debate stage multipl

Supporters of a 2018 ballot initiative to legalize psychedelic mushrooms in California were given the green light by the state attorney general's office earlier this month to circulate petitions and gather signatures. They now have until April 30 to gather and submit 365,880 valid signatures from registered voters in the first state to ever legalize medical marijuana under Proposition 215 in 1996. That ballot proposition, as well as Prop. 64 -- the 2016 voter initiative titled "The Adult Use o