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2019 Sees Tremendous Surge in Ranked Choice Legislation Nationwide | Independent Voter NewsBills in Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, and Virginia would give local governments the option of using ranked choice voting, similar to the bill that was passed in Utah last year, which has led to 6 cities showing interest in adopting RCV for their…
The 7 Most Difficult States to Cast a Ballot before Election Day | Independent Voter NewsThese states are Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire and South Carolina.…
Number of States that Require Non-COVID Reasons to Vote by Mail Drops to 5 | Independent Voter NewsThat leaves just five states still demanding a reason beyond fear of Covid-19 exposure for voting away from a polling place this fall: Texas, which has developed into the biggest presidential battleground, along with reliably Republican Indiana, Louisiana,…
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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries | Independent Voter NewsIndiana (90 percent). Also unsurprisingly, only two of the 10 states least representative of the entire United States (New Hampshire and Maine) are at all competitive in the general election.…
Want to Vote By Mail? Anti-Corruption Group Launches Resource to Counter Disinformation and Confusion | Independent Voter NewsIndiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas require voters to give an excuse to request an absentee ballot - the requirement for which varies from state-to-state.…
Straight-Ticket Voting Won't Return to Texas in 2020 | Independent Voter NewsThat leaves Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Oklahoma and South Carolina as the only places that will permit one-and-done balloting this fall.…
Report: Surge In Mail-In Voting In 2020 Didn't Lead to Increase in Ballot Rejections | Independent Voter NewsAnd last year, only 32 jurisdictions (in Indiana, Tennessee and Texas) relied solely on voting machines with no paper backup. Having a paper record of the votes cast bolsters security and makes post-election audits easier to conduct.…
Texas Dems Block Voting Restrictions, But Amplify Dysfunction | Independent Voter NewsA decade ago, Indiana and Wisconsin also saw walkouts from Democratic lawmakers. What is this story missing? Let us know. >>. Stay Informed. Get our exclusive. Nonpartisan Reform Report. delivered to your inbox twice a month. Comments. Auto Pager Link…
Another coronavirus victim: public access to government | Independent Voter NewsEric Holcomb of Indiana was a little more aggressive in his executive order last week, suspending the requirement allowing for public participation in meetings.…
Admit It, Dems: You Don't Want to Win in 2020 | Independent Voter NewsHe won Indiana in 2008. What did personal performance and optimistic vision allow both Reagan and Obama to achieve? They built coalitions of voters who otherwise had little in common, racially, demographically or geographically.…