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The Sensible Voices Drowned Out in the Race for House Speaker
The Sensible Voices Drowned Out in the Race for House Speaker
After a mere 15 tries, Kevin McCarthy finally holds the gavel as Speaker of the House. Drowned out in stories of successive floor votes and physical altercations between middle aged men were a few voi...
Mark Cuban Is Talking About Ranked Choice Voting
Mark Cuban Is Talking About Ranked Choice Voting
Billionaire industry titan Mark Cuban has a solution for the ongoing Speaker dilemma is the US House: Use ranked choice voting. “Is there a better commercial for Rank Choice Voting than what is goi...
Nonpartisan Reformers Summit: Planning the Future of Stronger, Fairer, More Accountable Elections
Nonpartisan Reformers Summit: Planning the Future of Stronger, Fairer, More Accountable Elections
The most critical movement right now in the US is to give voters an election system that is accountable, competitive, and free of corruption. Hundreds of organizations across the country are working t...
The Election Wave No One Is Talking About
The Election Wave No One Is Talking About
While there’s lots of talk about “red waves” and “blue waves,” what really deserves the headlines is the “reform wave” that’s sweeping the country. From coast to coast, election reform was on the b...
Here Are the States with the Highest Voter Turnout in 2022
Here Are the States with the Highest Voter Turnout in 2022
Editor's Note: This article originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. Four years ago, when the nation headed to the polls in the middle...
Nevada Picks Up the Torch for Competitive, Nonpartisan Elections
Nevada Picks Up the Torch for Competitive, Nonpartisan Elections
The discussion in the national press over the last few days has centered around the two-sided Republican vs Democratic narrative. The biggest winners. The biggest losers. What happened with the polls?...
Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections
Ranked Choice Voting Emerges in More States after Midterm Elections
The momentum behind ranked choice voting continues to grow across the US and has spread to new states after several jurisdictions adopted its use in the 2022 elections. RCV is the fastest growing n...
One Measure at A time: The 2022 Revolt Against Rigged Elections
One Measure at A time: The 2022 Revolt Against Rigged Elections
Another Election Day is quickly approaching in the US, and many voters have an opportunity to add their voices to the growing repudiation of an election system that has failed to represent and provide...
2022 Primaries Highlight Worsening Effect of Minority Rule
2022 Primaries Highlight Worsening Effect of Minority Rule
US primaries can be summed up in two words: Minority rule.  A new report from FairVote found that 120 major party candidates in statewide and congressional primary elections won with less than...
North to the Future: How Alaska is Blazing a Trail for Less Partisanship
North to the Future: How Alaska is Blazing a Trail for Less Partisanship
Now, with the success of Alaska, and perhaps others, blowing wind to their backs -- San Diego could be poised for its own success.