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California elections. An October 2018 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that. 61% of Californians. believe a competitive third party is needed. The Common Sense Party is offering a new home that they call “open, responsible, and inclusive…

injunction. against the California Secretary of State stating, among other claims, that California’s confusing semi-closed presidential primary puts the interests of political parties before the constitutional rights of California's voters. Tom Campbell, Interim…

– Governor Newsom and the Democratic legislature are hoping to keep Republicans home. But this is old news for California’s independent voters, who outnumber Republicans in the state. Despite the state’s constitutional requirement that California provide an “open…

were left without a meaningful vote. And, if nothing changes, California is headed for another presidential primary disaster in 2020. Below are the indisputable facts that underline the importance of this lawsuit: 1. California’s Presidential Primaries Are…

nonpartisan primary, written by the Independent Voter Project, the election process may sound similar. However, there’s a very important distinction. In California, the first round of the election happens in the primary, months before the general election…

Up Next. Open Primaries. Never Before Have Independents Had The Power Over an Election Like They Do Right Now in California. October 10, 2018. SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - It’s simple math. The Kavanaugh confirmation has calcified partisan voters like no event in…

transformers, keeping the lights on for tens of millions of Californians who mostly take it for granted. They shouldn’t, says Bakke, who grew up in a rural California town regularly darkened by outages. A cultural anthropologist who studies the consequences of…

BY INDEPENDENT VOTER PROJECT. The Independent Voter Project (IVP), author of California’s nonpartisan statewide primary system, is one of 7 plaintiffs suing the California Secretary of State, claiming that the State is violating the state’s constitution…

Up Next. Campaigns. California Republicans Mimic Democrats on Ballot Harvesting. October 30, 2019. Michael Smolens, writing for the San Diego Union-Tribune. , reports that Republicans are planning to copy the California Democratic Party's strategy of…

Up Next. Open Primaries. The Impending Disaster of California's Confusing Presidential Primary. March 27, 2019. The 2016 presidential primaries in California didn’t go smoothly. The election was marred by widespread confusion and frustration as millions…