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Iowa May Become Latest State to Ban Ranked Choice Voting
Iowa May Become Latest State to Ban Ranked Choice Voting
Monday marked the kickoff of the 2025 legislative session in the Iowa General Assembly. However, several bills had already been prefilled for consideration. Among them: a ranked choice voting ban. 
13 Jan, 2025
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Despite Inevitable Calls for Election Recounts, Research Shows They Rarely Change the Outcome
Despite Inevitable Calls for Election Recounts, Research Shows They Rarely Change the Outcome
One thing that voters can inevitably count on after Election Night 2024 is that regardless of who wins, there will be calls in key battleground states for recounts.
28 Oct, 2024
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Real or Exaggerated: Is the 2024 Election the Most Important in US History?
Real or Exaggerated: Is the 2024 Election the Most Important in US History?
In the United States, elections–and the governments they produce–are lagging indicators of public sentiment. Elections simply provide a quantitative measure of what the voters believe. The governments that emerge from elections merely establish order and discipline with respect to those policies and approaches that have already been emotionally and intellectually pioneered and adopted by the American people.
23 Sep, 2024
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Report: More States Banned Ranked Choice Voting in 2024 Than Any Other Year
Report: More States Banned Ranked Choice Voting in 2024 Than Any Other Year
Ballotpedia released a report on the increased efforts in various states across the US to ban ranked choice voting, a popular nonpartisan reform that continues to gain momentum.
17 Jul, 2024
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RFK Jr Campaign: We've Collected Signatures Needed to Get 'Bobby on the Ballot' in Critical Battleground
RFK Jr Campaign: We've Collected Signatures Needed to Get 'Bobby on the Ballot' in Critical Battleground
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr    The Robert F Kennedy Jr campaign announced Monday that the independent candidate for president has collected more than enough signatures to obta ...
01 Apr, 2024
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Ohio Bill Would Force Party Affiliation on Voters -- Whether They Want It or Not
Ohio Bill Would Force Party Affiliation on Voters -- Whether They Want It or Not
Photo Credit: Mockup Free / Unsplash   Ohio has open partisan primaries that do not require party affiliation as a condition for participation. However, a new bill in the Ohio House of Repr ...
10 Mar, 2024
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LetUsVote: New Campaign Launches to End Discrimination Against Independent Voters
LetUsVote: New Campaign Launches to End Discrimination Against Independent Voters
Open Primaries, in partnership with Unite America, announced the launch of LetUsVote Wednesday, a nationwide initiative that aims to mobilize and empower independent voters, who make up the largest voting bloc in the US but are treated like second-class voters.
27 Feb, 2024
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For Good or Bad, Primary Changes May Be Coming to Elections Near You
For Good or Bad, Primary Changes May Be Coming to Elections Near You
Photo Credit: Getty Images / Unsplash    The last couple of years have seen an increase in states looking to change their primary election laws. In some cases, party leaders are trying ...
26 Feb, 2024
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If You’re Interested In All Sides of an Issue, ‘AllSides’ Is A Good Place to Start
If You’re Interested In All Sides of an Issue, ‘AllSides’ Is A Good Place to Start
John Gable, co-founder and CEO of AllSides.com and AllSidesForSchools.org, joins host T. J. O’Hara on Deconstructed to discuss the importance of learning how to reach a factual conclusion rather than ...
01 Dec, 2021
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The Court and Public Opinion
The Court and Public Opinion
The current term of the Supreme Court promises to be one of the most pivotal in decades. Although abortion has received most of the attention, with both the new Texas bounty law and a direct atta ...
02 Nov, 2021
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