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Left Behind: How Runoff Elections Disenfranchise Military and Overseas Voters -- And How We Can Fix It
Left Behind: How Runoff Elections Disenfranchise Military and Overseas Voters -- And How We Can Fix It
When Americans serve overseas, they should never have to wonder whether their vote will count. Yet for thousands of service members and U.S. citizens abroad, the very structure of our elections makes that impossible -- especially when it comes to runoff elections.
16 Sep, 2025
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4 min read
Survey: Gen Z Leading the Charge for Independent Politics and Real Solutions?
Survey: Gen Z Leading the Charge for Independent Politics and Real Solutions?
A new nationwide survey from the Independent Center shows a seismic generational shift in political identity, with younger Americans increasingly rejecting the traditional two-party system and demanding new choices, new leadership, and lasting solutions.
16 Sep, 2025
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3 min read
How It Really Works: Does Your Vote Even Matter?
How It Really Works: Does Your Vote Even Matter?
Imagine showing up to vote in November, proud that you are doing your civic duty, only to learn that the real contest happened six months ago without you. The winner was decided in a low-turnout primary while you were busy living your life. This is not a conspiracy. It is how the system was built.
10 Sep, 2025
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12 min read
Missouri Is the Latest Pawn in the Partisan Redistricting Game
Missouri Is the Latest Pawn in the Partisan Redistricting Game
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is the latest state to move a piece on the redistricting chess board, as its Republican-led House approved a mid-decade map on September 9 that could give the GOP control of seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats.
09 Sep, 2025
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4 min read
Retired Attorney Takes Voting Rights Case All the Way to the Supreme Court -- By Himself
Retired Attorney Takes Voting Rights Case All the Way to the Supreme Court -- By Himself
The next big voting rights case the Supreme Court of the United States could consider wasn’t filed by the ACLU, the League of Women Voters, Common Cause, or another household name when it comes to voter rights. 
09 Sep, 2025
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5 min read
Voters v. The Legislature: Who Will Decide the Fate of Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan?
Voters v. The Legislature: Who Will Decide the Fate of Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan?
Rank MI Vote is gathering petition signatures for an amendment to the Michigan constitution that – if approved by voters – will allow voters who cast a ballot for president, Congress, governor, and more to use ranked choice voting instead of marking just a single candidate.
08 Sep, 2025
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California Doubles Down on Rehabilitation
California Doubles Down on Rehabilitation
On a hot August morning, state and local leaders gathered in Fresno to cut the ribbon on California’s newest community reentry facility. The site, run in partnership with TURN Behavioral Health Services, is designed to help people finishing prison sentences adjust to life on the outside. For Jorge Moreno of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), it’s about giving people a chance to breathe. “(It’s) like a phase down from the institutions,” he said. “(They) can decompress from the pressures and politics of prison and start acclimating back into the community.”
03 Sep, 2025
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5 min read
Who’s Running for Governor of California in 2026?
Who’s Running for Governor of California in 2026?
California voters are lucky. In 2026, when they choose their next governor, they will do so under a system that ensures no spoilers, no wasted votes, and a guaranteed majority winner. Thanks to the state’s nonpartisan top two primary, every candidate appears on the same ballot, and the top two finishers advance to November. No matter how crowded the field, Californians always end up with a winner who has earned a majority of the votes.
26 Aug, 2025
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10 min read
How Californians Without Solar Got Stuck Paying for Those Who Do
How Californians Without Solar Got Stuck Paying for Those Who Do
Californians pay the second-highest electricity rates in the nation, more than double the U.S. average, and those rates are climbing faster than inflation and rising more quickly than in almost every ...
19 Aug, 2025
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9 min read
The 10 Worst Gerrymandered States in the Country
The 10 Worst Gerrymandered States in the Country
Monday marked another escalation in the mid-cycle redistricting fight between Republicans in Texas and Democrats in California – with one in another special session to add 5 more GOP seats, and the other maneuvering to counter this with 5 new Democratic seats.
18 Aug, 2025
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