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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 ...
14 Dec, 2022
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5 min read
Electoral Count Act Reform Still Needed for Free and Fair Presidential Elections
Electoral Count Act Reform Still Needed for Free and Fair Presidential Elections
Editor's Note: This article, written by David Levins, originally published on The Fulcrum and has been re-published on IVN with permission from the publisher. Levine is an elections integrity fel ...
12 Dec, 2022
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5 min read
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 ...
16 Nov, 2022
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3 min read
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 ...
09 Nov, 2022
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3 min read
Ranked Choice Voting: Election Savior or Wishful Thinking?
Ranked Choice Voting: Election Savior or Wishful Thinking?
Editor's Note: The pieces below feature two sides to the ongoing discussion on ranked choice voting from Deb Otis of FairVote and John Aldrich, Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political ...
16 Sep, 2022
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10 min read
New Report: 55 Statewide and Congressional Primaries in 2022 Decided By Minority of Voters
New Report: 55 Statewide and Congressional Primaries in 2022 Decided By Minority of Voters
Can the partisan primary elections process be considered truly democratic? Not only do these elections often deny voters meaningful participation (if they are allowed to participate at all), but often ...
06 Jul, 2022
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3 min read
The Justice Party Spreads The Seeds of Grassroots Politics
The Justice Party Spreads The Seeds of Grassroots Politics
Ross C. Anderson, known to most as “Rocky” Anderson, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about politics and the Justice Party.  Mr. Anderson served consecutive terms as the 33rd mayor ...
06 Jul, 2022
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3 min read
Do We Really Need A Third Party?
Do We Really Need A Third Party?
Editor's Note: The pieces below feature two sides to the debate on term limits from John Aldrich, Spencer Reynolds, and Laura Del Savio. These perspectives originally published on Divided We Fall and ...
03 Jun, 2022
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11 min read
Bill That Enfranchises Over 350,000 Independent Voters In Maine Becomes Law
Bill That Enfranchises Over 350,000 Independent Voters In Maine Becomes Law
A third of Maine’s electorate will have an opportunity for meaningful participation in taxpayer-funded elections. Governor Janet Mills allowed a bill to go into law Monday that creates a semi-open pri ...
10 May, 2022
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Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California
Front and Center with the Common Sense Party of California
Michael Maxsenti, co-host of the podcast Front and Center with Steve and Michael and an advisor to the new Common Sense Party of California, joins host T.J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to talk about the p ...
04 May, 2022
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3 min read