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A new Gallup poll says that two-thirds of Americans now believe that the political system is broken in how we choose the president of the United States. A supermajority of America is soured on the whole process that has stood since 1856, when the Republicans joined Democrats in the use of political conventions to determine their party's candidate for president. But it could be much worse -- almost unimaginably worse. 1831, The First Political Convention It wasn't the Republicans or Democrat

A recent poll shows that presumptive nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have record-high unfavorability ratings: 55 percent and 70 percent, respectively. Yet despite their unpopularity, the general electorate may not be exposed to third party candidates as an alternative. This is largely a result of the rules governing who is included in the presidential debates. According to guidelines set by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a candidate must poll at 15 percent to be invited

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- Con un voto de 3-2, el Comité de Reglas del Consejo de la Ciudad de San Diego autorizó al Procurador General a conducir una extensa revisión de dos medidas electorales. Una habla sobre la regla de 50%+1 que actualmente domina las elecciones primarias de la ciudad, mientras la otra es una propuesta que prohibiría la inscripción de propuestas ciudadanas en la boleta electoral de junio, con el objetivo de que estas solo puedan ser votadas durante la elección general de noviembre.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- By a vote of 3-2 the San Diego City Council Rules Committee authorized the City Attorney to conduct a thorough review of two separate election measures. One dealing with the 50%+1 rule that currently exists in the city’s primary elections, the other, a proposal that would prohibit initiatives from being placed on the ballot in June, in favor of the November general election ballot. The first proposed charter amendment was brought by the Independent Voter Project. It would all

This article was written by Charlie Wheelan, founder of The Centrist Project. America's political system is going to change. The last nine months have been the political equivalent of Pearl Harbor. Voters are still in shock and denial, but we know something very different must lie ahead. When the great American political realignment begins – and, to underscore my key point here, it will begin – Greg Orman will be part of it. Orman is the Kansas businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in Kansas

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – El Asambleísta Adam Gray (D-Merced), la Asambleísta Kristin Olsen (R-Riverbank) e Independent Voter Project anunciaron en conjunto la presentación de una nueva enmienda a la Constitución Estatal, ACA 13, la cual crearía una única boleta electoral presidencial, en la que todos los votantes de California tendrán la oportunidad de votar por el candidato de su elección en las primarias presidenciales, las cuales son financiadas con el dinero de los contribuyentes, sin importar s

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Assemblymembers Adam Gray (D-Merced), Kristin Olsen (R-Riverbank), and the Independent Voter Project jointly announce the introduction of a new state constitutional amendment,  ACA 13, that would create a single nonpartisan presidential ballot so that all California voters have an opportunity to cast a ballot for the candidate of their choice, regardless of their political affiliation, in taxpayer-funded presidential primaries. "When voters fill out their ballot they expect

Democracy Now! turned its attention to California’s primary Tuesday, focusing on the excitement surrounding 600,000 new registered voters in the last two months and what that means with the current presidential primary rules in the state. In its segment, Democracy Now! featured the latest video from the Independent Voter Project that sought to help voters navigate the rules ahead of the primary and on primary election day (At 51:40). Host Amy Goodman and Rose Aguilar discussed reports of thous

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.  - The Independent Voter Project (IVP) is out to educate San Diegans on the need for charter reform. San Diego is one of the largest cities in California that uses the "50% plus one" rule to decide its local elections. READ MORE: San Diego City Attorney Candidates Join IVP to Talk About the Right to Vote in the General Election Charles Abdelnour, the former city clerk of San Diego for 28 years, who was in office in 1989 when the city changed from the district primary to the 5

This week, voters in eastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to decide the political fate of one of its more independent members. U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican representing North Carolina's third district since 1995, will engage in a re-match against former political consultant Taylor Griffin. In 2014, Griffin, a former adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain, lost to Jones by a 51-45 margin. Jones is perhaps best known for his policy stances - against Middle Eastern wars and