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When a Curve Is Not Necessarily a Curve
When a Curve Is Not Necessarily a Curve
This Opinion first appeared on California GlobeBy Sen. John M.W. Moorlach and Craig KeshishianMaybe Benjamin Franklin was right.  In a 1755 letter to the Pennsylvania Assembly, he said, “Those wh ...
06 May, 2020
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The Biggest Stories You've Missed This Month to End the Two-Party Duopoly
The Biggest Stories You've Missed This Month to End the Two-Party Duopoly
The one silver lining pro-voter reformers see in the midst of these unprecedented and troubling times is that voters are now even more aware of the weaknesses in the US political and electoral process ...
23 Apr, 2020
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12 min read
New Study Concludes Neutral Partisan Effects of Vote at Home
New Study Concludes Neutral Partisan Effects of Vote at Home
Attacks have been made from both the right and the left about the viability of vote at home systems and their potential to advantage one party over the other. In the midst of a global pandemic that co ...
17 Apr, 2020
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4 min read
Moves in three states to avoid another Wisconsin, even as Sanders bows out
Moves in three states to avoid another Wisconsin, even as Sanders bows out
Originally published on The Fulcrum.Bernie Sanders ending his campaign, obviating the need for more Democratic presidential primaries, is the biggest news of the week about keeping democracy safe duri ...
13 Apr, 2020
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5 min read
Pro-Voter Groups Stand Up for Safer, Fairer Elections in This Crisis
Pro-Voter Groups Stand Up for Safer, Fairer Elections in This Crisis
‘Anger.’ ‘Frustration.’ ‘Controversy.’ ‘Chaos.’ Those were among the words used to describe Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary as voters were given a choice: Risk their health to vote in-person or have no vo ...
08 Apr, 2020
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12 min read
SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Deadline Extension for Absentee Ballots
SCOTUS Blocks Wisconsin Deadline Extension for Absentee Ballots
The US Supreme Court blocked an attempt to delay voting in Wisconsin's presidential primary over the coronavirus pandemic.The 5-4 vote reversed an order that would have extended the absentee ballot de ...
07 Apr, 2020
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2 min read
Three Ways COVID-19 Could Help Trump's Reelection Bid
Three Ways COVID-19 Could Help Trump's Reelection Bid
In case you hadn’t heard, COVID-19 has disrupted the economy perhaps more than any other singular event in history. Here are three metrics to get a sense of the damage.Goldman Sachs originally forecas ...
05 Apr, 2020
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9 min read
How to Slay a Dragon
How to Slay a Dragon
I recently had the pleasure of watching Slay the Dragon, Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance’s stunning documentary on the fight against partisan gerrymandering in Michigan and Wisconsin. It played ...
09 Mar, 2020
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4 min read
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t)
Hello America! Hello my Brothers and Sisters!This campaign, this race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, has come to a critical point. A boiling point, some would say. And before we go ...
09 Mar, 2020
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15 min read
10 Facts You Need to Know About CA's Confusing and Unconstitutional Presidential Primary
10 Facts You Need to Know About CA's Confusing and Unconstitutional Presidential Primary
On July 23, 2019, the Independent Voter Project (IVP)-- one of 7 plaintiffs -- filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla (Boydsten v. Padilla) for failing to provide an open presidential ...
14 Aug, 2019
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12 min read