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James Ryan | Independent Voter NewsJames Ryan. James holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Delaware and an M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and currently teaches History in Springfield, MA.…
High Court Accepts Case Involving Independent Voters | Independent Voter NewsSupreme Court agreed to hear. Carney v Adams, 19-309, a Delaware case. The State Constitution says no one can be a judge on the State Supreme Court, the Superior Court, or the Court of Chancery, unless he or she is a member of a party that has registration of…
The 7 Most Difficult States to Cast a Ballot before Election Day | Independent Voter NewsTennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Delaware and New York are also currently in this category, but lawmakers in the two Democratic-controlled states are likely to pass amendments eliminating the excuse requirement to vote by mail later this year. Seven…
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79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year | Independent Voter Newsa lower percentage. The states with the highest percentages of Republican incumbents in contested primaries in 2020 were. Alaska. , Wyoming. , California. , West Virginia. , and. New Hampshire. In three states—. Hawaii. , Rhode Island. , and. Delaware…
Fight Over Purging vs. Accuracy of Voter Rolls Arrives in Battleground Pa. | Independent Voter Newsdisenfranchising eligible voters. The suit claims the three suburban Philadelphia counties — Bucks, Chester and Delaware, with a combined 1.2 million registered voters — are not following the federal cleanup requirements and are refusing to turn over documents…
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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries | Independent Voter Newshas labeled its. 2020 Electorate Representation Index. : Illinois (95 percent match). Florida (94 percent). Michigan (93 percent). Arizona (92 percent). Ohio (92 percent). Pennsylvania (92 percent). Virginia (92 percent). Delaware (92 percent). North…
These 24 States Have Already Made Voting Easier in 2020 | Independent Voter Newspossible to vote-by-mail in November. Three on this roster —. Michigan, Wisconsin. and. Iowa. — look to be hotly contested in the presidential race. The others are reliably blue. Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland. and. New Mexico. Five states have…
Lawsuit Aims to Halt any More Online Voting in New Jersey | Independent Voter Newsnot say how many used it this week. The cloud-based system was developed by a Seattle-based company, Democracy Live. Delaware and West Virginia plan to allow disabled, military and overseas voters to use the same app this year. Officials there argue, as do…
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November | Independent Voter Newswith a combined 32 electoral votes: Michigan. , Wisconsin. and. Iowa. Six of them are reliably blue —. Connecticut. , Delaware. , Illinois. , Maryland. , New Mexico. and. Rhode Island. — leaving. Nebraska. as the sole red state encouraging mail-in voting…
Opinion: Ranked Choice Voting Must Be A Part of the Coronavirus Elections Fix | Independent Voter Newsthis writing, no fewer than 10 states with a combined 820 pledged delegates have delayed primaries, until June in all but a couple of places: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. In…