Election Reform - Independent Voter News

John Oliver: The US Needs to 'Unf--k' Its Maps

John Oliver’s redistricting warning is blunt: escalating partisan map wars may win seats now, but it destroys the basic idea that voters choose their representatives.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 29, 2026

NY Independents Watch DC Open Its Primaries and Ask: 'Why Not Us?'

In 2024, D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved ballot initiative 83 to open the city’s taxpayer-funded primary elections, with 73% of voters voting yes. But New York independent voters remained locked out in their state despite funding the elections.

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Jeremy Gruber

/ June 26, 2026

NY Independents Watch DC Open Its Primaries and Ask: 'Why Not Us?'

In New York, 7% of Voters Just Decided for the Other 93%

NY Partisan Primary Proves Superiority of California’s Nonpartisan Primary System.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 25, 2026

Person walking into a voting location for the New York primary, the turnout of which was among the lowest in the country.

SurveyUSA: The Argument that Ranked Choice Voting Is 'Too Confusing' for Voters is A Lie

A new SurveyUSA poll finds overwhelming majorities of DC voters say ranked choice voting was easy, support using it, and want independents included in taxpayer-funded primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 24, 2026

Political cartoon illustration of Washington, DC voters approving ranked choice voting, with a ranked ballot in the foreground and the US Capitol and Washington Monument in the background.

The Plan to Strip 6.9 Million Californians of Voting Rights Could Haunt Politicians

Undoing Top Two means telling 6.9 million independent voters they may no longer participate in primary elections unless they sign up with a club they have already decided not to join.

By

Steve Peace

/ June 24, 2026

A picture of Bill Cavala, filled out by IVN staff to fit the necessary dimensions of a featured article image.

3 States Voted Tuesday. More Than 5 Million Independents Were Told to Stay Out.

New York, Maryland, and Utah are holding publicly funded primaries today—but the voters who refuse to join a party remain locked outside the contests that often decide who governs them.

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IVN Editorial Board

/ June 23, 2026

Political cartoon showing independent voters blocked by party barriers outside primary polling places in New York, Maryland, and Utah.

Independent Voters Win! DC Council Votes to Fund Semi-Open Primaries

85,000 registered independent voters now have the right to vote in taxpayer-funded primary elections, as approved by two-thirds of District voters.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 23, 2026

Independent Voters Win! DC Council Votes to Fund Semi-Open Primaries

DC’s First Ranked Choice Election Just Exposed How Many Votes the Old System Left Behind

In DC’s first ranked choice election, tens of thousands of voters stayed in the fight after their first choice fell short—something the old plurality system would have treated as a dead end.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 22, 2026

View of the reflecting pool and Washington monument from the Lincoln memorial as a crowd of people move around..

The DC Council Has One More Chance to Let Independents Vote. Now is the Time to Get it Done!

These are taxpayer-funded elections. Every voter should be able to cast a ballot. It is time to fund implementation of semi-open primaries.

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Lisa D.T. Rice

/ June 19, 2026

Government of the District of Columbia. The DC Council has one more chance to fund open primaries.

47% Independent: The Two-Party System Has Lost the Country It Claims to Represent

This growing shift raises a fundamental question: Can a system designed by partisans for partisans remain legitimate when the country is going independent?

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Jeremy Gruber

/ June 19, 2026

47% Independent: The Two-Party System Has Lost the Country It Claims to Represent

Buffalo Voters Want City Hall to Stop Gatekeeping Elections, New Poll Finds

Voters back open primaries, fairer ballot access, and more power at the ballot box as the Charter Revision Commission weighs whether to let residents vote on election reform in November.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 19, 2026

New York voters holding signs that say Open Primaries, More Choice, Expand Ballot Access in front of the state flag.

In New York, Latino Democrats Aren't Even Democrats

Latino voters are not drifting left or right. They are rejecting a political system that treats ballot access as a party privilege.

By

Mike Madrid

/ June 18, 2026

In New York, Latino Democrats Aren't Even Democrats