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79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year | Independent Voter NewsIn seven states, less than 10% of incumbents seeking re-election had a contested primary. The five states with the highest percentages of incumbents in contested primaries include: 1. Wyoming. 2. West Virginia. 3. California. 4. Alaska. 5. Arizona. The…
Lawsuit Aims to Halt any More Online Voting in New Jersey | Independent Voter Newsnot say how many used it this week. The cloud-based system was developed by a Seattle-based company, Democracy Live. Delaware and West Virginia plan to allow disabled, military and overseas voters to use the same app this year. Officials there argue, as do…
These 24 States Have Already Made Voting Easier in 2020 | Independent Voter Newswhile former Vice President Joe Biden can count on winning Connecticut and Trump can count on carrying. Arkansas, Tennessee. and. West Virginia. Three states have gone even further and suspended the excuse requirement altogether for this fall: Solid blue…
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10 States Where Party Planners Can Host (and Avoid) Representative Primaries | Independent Voter Newsbright red now on the Electoral College map: Wyoming (83 percent). Arkansas (83 percent). New Hampshire (82 percent). Maine (82 percent). Alabama (81 percent). Massachusetts (80 percent). West Virginia (80 percent). Utah (78 percent). Mississippi (78 percent…
Legislators Feel Caught in the Trap of Partisan Primaries | Independent Voter Newstheir primaries to independents. Some states. , such as West Virginia, have made this reform. Other states. , like North Dakota, have open primaries that permit anyone to vote in the primaries. In the meantime, the primaries trap draws tighter on GOP…
Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges | Independent Voter NewsGabbard, Hawaii congresswomanKirsten Gillibrand, US Senator (NY)Kamala Harris, US Senator (Calf.)Richard Ojeda, Former West Virginia state senator; military veteranElizabeth Warren, US Senator (Mass.)Andrew Yang, former tech executive. Most Americans are likely…
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November | Independent Voter Newspresidentially competitive state on this roster. The others are solidly blue. Connecticut. and. New York. and reliably red. Arkansas. , Kentucky. , Oklahoma. and. West Virginia. (Tennessee was on this list for two months. But in August the state Supreme Court. struck…
Top Virginia Newspapers Endorse Amendment to End Party Control over Political Redistricting | Independent Voter Newswould end single-party control over redistricting in Virginia and bring transparency to the process. The Times-Dispatch joins other major newspaper endorsements in Virginia, including The Virginian-Pilot, The Washington Post, Daily Press, The Roanoke Times…
Saving the Voting Rights Act: Virginia as a case study for reform | Independent Voter NewsUp Next. The Fulcrum. Saving the Voting Rights Act: Virginia as a case study for reform. April 15, 2020. Originally published on. The Fulcrum. Enactment of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 remains a celebrated landmark in American history. It's time to…
Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Amendment to End Partisan Gerrymandering | Independent Voter NewsUp Next. Campaigns. Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Amendment to End Partisan Gerrymandering. November 4, 2020. Virginia became the first state in the South to approve a bipartisan redistricting commission to end the practice of partisan…