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New VA Bill Would Give Voters a Truly Open Primary
Virginia Independent Voters Association Director Steve Richardson wrote an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday in support of a new bill that would reform state primaries to a nonpartisan, top-two op ...
26 Jan, 2018
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1 min read
Top Election Reformers Join Forces to Fix What Hyper-Partisanship Has Broken
Last weekend’s brief shutdown of our federal government pointed to the hyper-partisanship and paralysis that plagues our federal government.“Why,” wonder many people, “can’t these people just stop arg ...
25 Jan, 2018
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6 min read
Nonpartisan Open Primaries Coming to the Deep South?
The Alabama legislature will consider a bill that would change the state's primary election process to a nonpartisan, top-two open primary similar to the systems in California and Washington state.The ...
23 Jan, 2018
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Broad Coalition of National Election Reform Groups Unite to Challenge Two-Party Duopoly
To focus the combined strengths, skills, and experience of some of the nation’s leading election reform organizations toward increasing voter participation and electoral competition, a prominent group ...
22 Jan, 2018
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2 min read
Powers' Podcast: Public Affairs Strategist Tony Manolatos Gets Candid on CCA's, Convention Center Expansion
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist Tony Manolatos joined our podcast to talk about the very important issues facing the San Diego City Council and the measures that will likely go befor ...
18 Jan, 2018
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3 min read
San Diego: The "New" Capital of California?
It's rural v. urban. farmland v. concrete jungle. and, yes, red v. blue.The latest headline grabbing effort to divvy up the Golden State comes from the founders of the state of New California. With th ...
17 Jan, 2018
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2 min read
Gerrymandering: Two Bullies vs. The Voters
All eyes in political reform circles are on the Wisconsin gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford) argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3, 2017.The case was brought by a group of Democrats ch ...
15 Jan, 2018
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4 min read
3 Important News Stories Drowned Out by Partisan Noise
Read about what really matters from the news last week. We provide you the least-biased news about current events so you can go about your day informed, not brainwashed.What to avoid: The media ...
15 Jan, 2018
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2 min read
Head Fake? GOP Rep. Darrell Issa Could Switch Districts and Remain in Congress
Update: It's being reported that Congressman Issa could fill the void left by Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. in the 50th Congressional District, should a grand jury file criminal charges against Hunter ...
10 Jan, 2018
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3 min read
Reality Check: Veterans Have Lost Faith in A Failing VA System
The newspaper headline caught my eye. For 15 years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) illegally hired physicians and surgeons with revoked licenses and malpractice convictions.As an org ...
09 Jan, 2018
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7 min read