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Is New Mexico Ready to End Closed Primaries?
New Mexico elections have long been plagued by a lack of competition and unequal treatment of voters who choose not to affiliate with a political party. Yet, according to New Mexico Open Elections, th...
Challenging the Myth: The Significance of Independent Voters in American Politics
Independent and third-party efforts are no strangers to attacks in the media and from party elites. The latest victim of an organized takedown of a challenger to the two parties has been No Labels, th...
Opinion: If We Want Young People to Vote In NY, Open The Primaries
Editor's Note: This op-ed originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.
As a young voter, I’ve asked myself, “how can I use my voice ...
Video: Who Will Give 1 Million Independent Penn. Voters an Equal Vote?
One million Pennsylvania voters are locked out of taxpayer-funded primary elections. Local reformers have mobilized to change the system -- and with recent bipartisan legislation introduced to ope...
Alaska's Election Innovation: How the Last Frontier Became the New Frontier for Better Voting
Editor's Note: This piece originally published on The Fulcrum and has been re=published on IVN with permission from the publisher. The authors are Todd Connor and Eric Bronner, who are Navy veter...
Gallup: Half the Country Now Identifies as Independent
Gallup's latest polling found that 49% of Americans self-identify as independent of the two major parties. The record-setting number shows voters’ growing dissatisfaction with the US political process...
Partisan Lawmakers Nationwide Desperately Move to Deny Voters Better Elections
It is no coincidence that as the nation witnesses an explosion in pro-voter reform successes, partisan state lawmakers across the country are trying to undermine citizen initiatives, and block nonpart...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: A Decidedly Mixed Outcome for Democracy
Editor's Note: The following op-ed was authored by Kevin Johnson and Alexander Vanderklipp.
Tuesday’s election for the open 7th seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court smashed records for campaign s...
From Coast-to-Coast: The Legal Battles Against Partisan-Driven Voter Suppression
The New York Libertarian (LPNY) and Green Parties (GPNY) have petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state election rules designed by the major parties to knock third part...
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The Political Blame Game: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
In that writing I spoke of how our elected representatives thrive on the red meat rhetoric they throw out to their base to score political points, rather than attempting to govern. Unfortunately, it is often much easier for them to make statements that generate a strong emotional response...