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How the Filibuster Delivers for Independent Voters
Whether or not you like the filibuster probably depends on whether your “team” has control of the Senate. If your team has control of the upper chamber, you’re likely frustrated by this procedural motion. If you’re in the minority, you’re happy that the filibuster exists because it stops what you view as bad policy from advancing.
28 Jan, 2025
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After 2024, Republicans Should Also Want to End the Current Electoral College System
It’s time to make nationwide popular vote an issue about not partisan advantage, but civic virtue and democratic legitimacy.
07 Jan, 2025
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The Parties Strike Back: Deceptive Tactics Lead to Rough Night for More Choice Elections
Voters across the US had a chance to change the political landscape in the country forever. In 2024, however, the two major parties were mostly successful at stopping reform to the electoral status quo.
06 Nov, 2024
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Do Politically Disengaged Voters Still Have a Civic Responsibility to Vote?
Perhaps one of the most pervasive myths in American politics is that a voter should vote because it matters to them personally.
30 Oct, 2024
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10 min read
Closed Primaries: The Biggest Voter Suppression Mechanism in Use Today
The nonpartisan reform group Open Primaries released a new video that highlights the current state of a growing movement to reform the way critical taxpayer-funded primary elections are conducted in the US.
22 Oct, 2024
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Meet Eric Settle: Promising a Nonpartisan Direction for PA's Chief Law Enforcement Office
Pennsylvania is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential election and could decide who wins between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. However, it is not the only statewide race voters should be watching.
14 Oct, 2024
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WaPo Says Ranked Choice Voting 'Deserves to Pass,' Endorses Initiative 83
The Washington Post Editorial Board has announced its support for ranked choice voting (which will be on the ballot in 4 states and the District of Columbia), encouraging DC residents in particular to support Initiative 83.
07 Oct, 2024
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Trump Lost Independent Voters in 2020 -- Can He Win Them Back?
Trump won over independent voters in 2016, lost them in 2020. Can he win them again in 2024?
06 Oct, 2024
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9 min read
Question 3: Will Nevada Once Again Vote for More Choice in Elections?
In 2022, a majority of Nevada voters said 'Yes' to a ballot measure that would open up primaries to all voters and candidates and implement ranked choice voting in the general election. The question is: Will they do it again in 2024?
29 Sep, 2024
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5 min read
An Electoral Tie: It Could Happen, But What Happens If It Does?
The 2024 presidential election is considered extremely tight and much like the 2020 election will be decided by less than 100,000 votes in a small handful of states – if polling is any indication of the state of the election.
24 Sep, 2024
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