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Does Nebraska Hold The Secret to a Better Democracy? | Independent Voter Newstheir legislature. “The numbers don’t lie. Nebraska has one of the most popular and respected legislatures in the country,” he said. “Nebraskans respect their legislature being a problem-solving body.”. He added that the nonpartisan nature of the system has…
What Happens If There's an Electoral Tie? | Independent Voter NewsMaine and/or Nebraska. So yes, it is theoretically possible. The question then becomes, what would happen? What The Constitution Says. The Constitution of the United States has a contingency measure in place in the event no presidential candidate reaches…
2019 Anti-Corruption Awards Honors Three Political Disrupters | Independent Voter Newshere. Jane Kleeb. Jane Kleeb is the State Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, and the Founder and President of Bold Nebraska. Kleeb is an experienced grassroots organizer and political strategist. Early in her career, she became the Executive Director…
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79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year | Independent Voter Newsstates with the highest percentages of Democratic incumbents in contested primaries in 2020 were. West Virginia. , Washington. , Hawaii. , California. , and. Tennessee. In four states—. Idaho. , Nebraska. , North Dakota. , and. Utah. —there were no…
Why The Howard Schultz “Spoiler” Argument Is Simply Wrong | Independent Voter NewsUp Next. Campaigns. Why The Howard Schultz “Spoiler” Argument Is Simply Wrong. February 5, 2019. Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd-Whitman and former Nebraska US Senator Bob Kerrey wrote an essay for CNN.com titled, What Howard Schultz -- Or Any…
Report: Voters Largely Denied A Meaningful Say In Most Congressional Elections | Independent Voter Newsnonpartisan top-four primary system that also uses ranked-choice voting. Starting in 2022, voters will rank their top candidates, with the four who receive the most support advancing to the general, regardless of party. California, Nebraska, Louisiana and…
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…
Nonpartisan Reformers Offer Good News in a Tumultuous 2020 | Independent Voter Newsthe cross-partisan coalitions that have formed in the state legislature under a nonpartisan electoral process. The call featured State Sen. Adam Morefeld and Nebraska Democratic Chair Jane Kleeb. You can find this discussion and all from this series on Open…
A Healthy Democratic Process Requires Real Competition | Independent Voter Newsnecessarily agree with them, but because they would challenge our Republican Party to think deeper and do better. There are reforms that would go a long way towards that goal. Alaska, Washington and Nebraska all have different forms of nonpartisan open…
How VotePact Gives You Leverage Over the Duopoly | Independent Voter Newslists these as swing states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, or Wisconsin. But VotePact can work with two people in any state and it doesn't advocate…