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2019 Unrig Summit Celebrates Historic Victories Over Two-Party Duopoly | Independent Voter NewsReform activists from around the country gathered in the Country Music Capital of the World –– Nashville, Tennessee –– over the last weekend in March to celebrate an absolute tidal wave of policy victories in 2018; listen to inspirational speeches; share and…
Fresh lawsuits challenge vote-by-mail limits in four Southern states | Independent Voter NewsThe suits, like a wave of others filed across the country during the public health emergency, attack as unconstitutional and against federal law the limited available reasons for voting at home in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee and the…
Kentucky latest to expand mail voting in response to pandemic | Independent Voter NewsKentucky's move leaves just six — Connecticut, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas — requiring an excuse to vote by mail without an accommodation during the public health crisis. Beshear issued. his executive order.…
The 7 Most Difficult States to Cast a Ballot before Election Day | Independent Voter NewsEight states offer early in-person voting, but require an excuse to vote by mail: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.…
A Presidential Primary for Independents in 2020? | Independent Voter NewsReform activists from around the country gathered in the Country Music Capital of the World –– Nashville, Tennessee–– over the last weekend in March to celebrate an absolute tidal wave of policy victories in 2018. Independent Voter Podcast.…
Number of States that Require Non-COVID Reasons to Vote by Mail Drops to 5 | Independent Voter Newsfive 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, Mississippi and Tennessee…
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.…
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79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year | Independent Voter NewsTennessee. In four states—. Idaho. , Nebraska. , North Dakota. , and. Utah. —there were no Democratic incumbents in contested primaries. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/6uxfU/4/.…
These 24 States Have Already Made Voting Easier in 2020 | Independent Voter NewsArkansas, Tennessee. and. West Virginia. Three states have gone even further and suspended the excuse requirement altogether for this fall: Solid blue. Massachusetts. along with reliably red. Alabama. and. Missouri.…
Why a White Man From Texas Joined San Diego’s Black Lives Matter Movement | Independent Voter NewsStaples left Texas and made his way to Tennessee. Unfortunately, it’s where he experienced discrimination first-hand when an old boss of his outed him as being gay, against his will and in front of his work team.…