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The first-ever Politicon is coming to the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 9 and 10. The comic-con style event, which is being sponsored by a host of media partners, including Politico, Newsmax, The Daily Beast, Slate, Newsweek, the Independent Voter Project, and more, is a two-day fan fest specifically for political junkies. According to the event's website, Politicon has 12 rooms reserved at the convention center for debates, panels, live entertainment, interviews, meet and greets, an

With the way many people view government nowadays, it is typical for me to get a strange look when I tell someone that I work in politics. I get an even stranger look when I tell them that I have worked for both parties. I always have to explain that I feel like neither party addresses all of the issues that are important to me and, surprisingly, I have found that most people will agree with that statement. After I graduated college, I interned for a Tea Party Republican and in the 2014 electio

The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights from California and across the nation. Enjoy. Lawmakers, Election Experts Talk Voting Rights At CA Nonpartisan Primary Summit / Elections summit takes stock of California’s nonpartisan, top-two primary reform Sources: IVN and CA Fwd My Take:  Straight forward, these two pretty much tell the story of the Summit, held in Sacramento and co-sponsored by the Independent Voter Project and California Forward. Letter from Nationwide Legislators: We

IVN conducted a survey to determine whom independent-minded voters are supporting among the current presidential candidate field. Respondents were asked two questions: (1) If the presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote? (2) What political party, if any, do you think best represents your views? The poll was promoted to IVN readers who largely self-identify as independent-minded voters. Notably, 51% of IVN's Facebook readers are over the age of 55. A total of 5,059 respond

In February, IVN.us reported on the possibility that the Independent Party of Oregon might be named Oregon's third major party by registering 5 percent of the state's voters by August 17 of this year. In August, officers of the Independent Party of Oregon were notified by the Oregon secretary of state that the party has now hit that goal and will be recognized as a major political party for the 2016 election cycle. As the party secretary, I thought it would be a good time to share a brief histo

I have been writing for IVN since the summer of 2014. Though my academic background is in political science, I can confidently say I have learned more about American politics in this one year of researching and writing for you (the readers) than I have in my six years in higher education. Over this time, I must confess, many of my beliefs have remained the same. I still believe that America, despite its history of having committed many unjust actions in its foreign policy, is and can be a posi

Ballot Access News reported Thursday that Level the Playing Field, the reform group dedicated to changing the current presidential debate rule that practically ensures any candidate outside the two major parties does not have a place in the fall debates, along with Peter Ackerman, the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party updated their lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission. Ballot Access News reports: "On August 27, Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Libertarian Party, and

"Let the lines fall fair." This is the message from Florida state Representative Evan Jenne (D-Dania Beach). During an interview with IVN, Rep. Jenne discussed his proposal to hand the responsibility for drawing the state's congressional and legislative boundaries over to an independent redistricting commission. Our conversation came on the heels of a fruitless special session in the Florida legislature. State lawmakers convened in August to redraw the state's congressional map after the Flori

Update: This article has been updated to include the Independent Map Amendment's response to the People's Map mailer. ILLINOIS - People's Map, a group formed by partisan-dominated interests, is opposing redistricting reform backed by the Independent Map Amendment to implement independent redistricting in Illinois. The reform, resurrected by the Independent Map movement, would place the power of redrawing state House and Senate districts into the hands of an independent commission. People's Map

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u29SJjBF2Hk With three weeks left in this year's legislative session, California has entered the "Top Two" season. With the Capitol in the twilight of its annual calendar, a number of seminal bills requiring compromise – especially those requiring bipartisan votes – will come to the floors in the Assembly and the Senate. Most notably this year will be a deal to raise revenue – and hopefully enact some performance and accountability assurances – to literally fil