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Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting
Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a ballot initiative that would require state lawmakers to adopt a primary system that allows all voters and candidates, regardless of party, to participate on a single ballot.
05 Aug, 2024
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3 min read
Why Trump's Appearance at the NABJ May Not Matter
Why Trump's Appearance at the NABJ May Not Matter
In this sense, the only thing shocking about his appearance was that people were shocked.
05 Aug, 2024
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5 min read
Independents Respond: Should There Be Supreme Court Term Limits?
Independents Respond: Should There Be Supreme Court Term Limits?
IVN asked its audience if they support term limits for the US Supreme Court after President Joe Biden announced his position that justices should be limited to 18-year terms instead of a lifetime appointment as stipulated in the US Constitution.
31 Jul, 2024
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4 min read
Ranked Choice Voting Will Determine Who Wins Maine in November
Ranked Choice Voting Will Determine Who Wins Maine in November
Maine law requires the use of ranked choice voting in presidential elections if there are more than two candidates on the ballot -- something that is close to happening in 2024.
30 Jul, 2024
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3 min read
Should Gifts to Supreme Court Justices Raise Concerns?
Should Gifts to Supreme Court Justices Raise Concerns?
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas came under intense scrutiny last year for failing to disclose lavish gifts from real estate mogul Harlan Crow. Among the questions raised by ProPublica’s reporting on the Justice and the billionaire was whether Thomas had violated disclosure requirements.
24 Jul, 2024
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6 min read
How to Unite America: Offering Our Youth a Common Experience
How to Unite America: Offering Our Youth a Common Experience
America is more divided today than it has been at any time in the last fifty years. The divisions in public life run so deep that they can often seem insurmountable.
24 Jul, 2024
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5 min read
Does Partisanship Have Too Much Influence on SCOTUS?
Does Partisanship Have Too Much Influence on SCOTUS?
The Supreme Court of the United States is a unique, hybrid political-legal institution. It is staffed by life-tenured judges who interpret a centuries-old document replete with imprecise text that the justices must apply to an ever-changing society.
12 Jul, 2024
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10 min read
Democrats Have Replaced an Unpopular Incumbent Before; It Didn't Work Out
Democrats Have Replaced an Unpopular Incumbent Before; It Didn't Work Out
The 90-minute faceplant that was Joe Biden’s performance in the CNN presidential debate did little to dispel notions that he might be too old to serve another term as president. Footage of Jill Biden escorting him down the two steps of the debate stage didn’t help either.
11 Jul, 2024
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8 min read
America's Two-Party Structure: A Broken System Creates Broken Incentives and Outcomes
America's Two-Party Structure: A Broken System Creates Broken Incentives and Outcomes
Editor's Note: The following opinion piece was written by Kevin Johnson of the Election Reformers Network. It originally published on The Fulcrum and was re-published on IVN with permission from the p ...
09 Jul, 2024
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5 min read
The Partisan Perspective: Your Choice in November is Between Sunscreen and Skin Cancer
The Partisan Perspective: Your Choice in November is Between Sunscreen and Skin Cancer
In a system that was designed to perpetuate a zero-sum contest between two sides, the stakes get higher each election cycle to convince people they have to cast their ballot a certain way “or else.”
08 Jul, 2024
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6 min read