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Shawn Griffiths | Independent Voter NewsShawn Griffiths. Shawn, election reform expert and former editor for IVN.us, studied history and philosophy at the University of North Texas. He joined the IVN team in 2012.…
Dale Schlundt | Independent Voter NewsDale Schlundt. Dale holds masters in Adult Education and History. He's currently a faculty member at Palo Alto College and co-chair for the Texas Regional Alignment Network. …
Independent Voter Project Conference Sparks Controversy Over IVN.us Funding | Independent Voter NewsUp Next. Campaigns. Independent Voter Project Conference Sparks Controversy Over IVN.us Funding. November 25, 2013. Legislators from California, Texas, and Illinois gathered last week to participate in the Independent Voter Project Business and Leadership…
Why local election administrators are key to ensuring all voters may participate in democracy | Independent Voter Newsdiverse as ours, administering these contests is incredibly complicated. And as we've seen so far this year — from the long Super Tuesday voting lines in Texas and California to the muddled caucus results in Iowa — each jurisdiction faces unique challenges…
Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges | Independent Voter Newsannouncements went under the radar because the lack of media coverage: Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, IndianaJulian Castro, former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and former HUD SecretaryJohn Delaney, former Maryland congressman and businessmanTulsi…
The Brain of an Independent, from Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders | Independent Voter Newsindependent candidate, a GOP congressman with a very independent streak made waves in the Republican presidential primary. Texas Rep. Ron Paul caucused with the Republican Party, and ran for his 20+ terms in Congress as a Republican. But he was one of the…
Bad Solutions and No Solutions: The Two-Party Failure on Gun Violence | Independent Voter News99% of gun homicides, it makes sense that people expect the government to do something. The latest round of two mass shootings in a 24-hour period have punctuated the often fruitless debate in a way perhaps few others could have: one in El Paso, Texas, by…
Basketball Battles and Political Scores (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Game) | Independent Voter Newscreating positive things together on a level playing field. And then there is the abundant physical intimacy. Coach Chris Beard of Texas Tech — who led the men’s team, the Red Raiders, to a semi-finals win over Michigan State on Saturday night — kissed his…
THE SPEECH THAT BERNIE SHOULD GIVE (but probably won’t) | Independent Voter Newssupport for the establishment favorite. In fact, among younger black voters under the age of 30, our campaign demonstrated strong support. 22% in Alabama. 37% in Virginia. 61% in North Carolina. 41% in Texas. 38% in South Carolina. I point to these…
Convoluted CA Presidential Primary Rules Add to Vote Count Nightmare | Independent Voter Newsregistered independents from the taxpayer-funded primary process. It allows parties to opt out of the closed primary and conduct their own nomination process at their own expense. The results of the second-biggest prize on Super Tuesday -- Texas -- have been…