have to in order to fully participate in Kansas elections, we feel like we should not have to join a private political organization to have a full say." - Elaine Stephen, Kansans Demand Better. A group of Kansas lawmakers are proposing a monumental change…
Up Next. Open Primaries. Kansas Legislators Propose Constitutional Vote That Would Disenfranchise Voters. January 14, 2021. Editor's note: This letter to the editor. originally appeared. in the Wichita Eagle, and has been republished on IVN with…
Up Next. Campaigns. Debunking the “Spoiler Myth”: Lessons from a Competitive Kansas Independent to Howard Schultz. February 25, 2019. Since Howard Schultz announced that he was considering running for president as an independent, there has been much…
Up Next. Campaigns. Why Kris Kobach's Failed Senate Bid Is Good News for Election Reformers. August 5, 2020. Kansas Republicans have apparently moved on from former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Party members nominated US Rep. Roger Marshall over…
Alaska, Wyoming, Kansas, and Hawaii transitioned from caucuses to all-mail RCV primaries, the combination resulting in a spike in turnout: Source: FairVote. Kansas, in particular, is a noteworthy success story, seeing as turnout increased nearly 300% from the…
as an on-air commentator for Fox News. Caddell passed away on February 16 after suffering a stroke. I was sad to read the news of Pat Caddell’s death. I’d met him only once, two years ago in Kansas City at an event organized by Chad Peace of 80 reform and…
Orman, an entrepreneur and a former candidate for senate and governor in Kansas, who is recognized as a leading voice in the political independent movement; Dan Schnur, a professor at University of Southern California and UC Berkeley, and a leading political…
US House and Senate general elections. Ranked choice voting is slated to be used in two Democratic caucuses (Iowa and Nevada) and 4 Democratic primaries (Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and Wyoming) in the 2020 presidential election. Maine, however, could be the…
success,” said Richie. The call also included Utah County Clerk and Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner ( R) and Kansas Democratic Party Chair Vicki Hiatt, both of whom have success stories with vote at home and ranked choice voting. Gardner is in one of the 5…
Agencies Often Don't Report Misconduct to Database.” FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports, June 12, 2020. https://fox4kc.com/news/jackson-county-sheriff-says-law-enforcement-agencies-often-dont…