Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 14)

Roughly 34,000 Voters Will Be Added to the Politically Homeless In North Carolina

North Carolina voters are encouraged to check their voter registration. On June 24, the party affiliation of about 34,000 voters will change in the voter registration database from a now unrecognized political party to unaffiliated.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 23, 2025

Roughly 34,000 Voters Will Be Added to the Politically Homeless In North Carolina

RCV Advocates Say Charlottesville’s First Ranked Choice Election Delivers on Promise of Diverse Representation

Tuesday marked a historic election for Charlottesville, Virginia, as the city used ranked choice voting (RCV) for the first time in a competitive Democratic primary. RCV advocates say the results offer a compelling case for the system’s potential to increase representation and voter satisfaction.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 19, 2025

RCV Advocates Say Charlottesville’s First Ranked Choice Election Delivers on Promise of Diverse Representation

2025 Has Already Been a Monumental Win for Independent Voters

We’re halfway into 2025 and the year has already delivered several wins for independent voters and their right to equal participation in elections following a campaign cycle in which statewide ballot measure losses threatened to slow down the movement.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 18, 2025

2025 Has Already Been a Monumental Win for Independent Voters

Voter ID: The Republicans' Nonpartisan Issue in California?

Republican lawmakers, political groups, and donors are going to attempt to qualify a constitutional amendment for California’s November 2026 ballot that would require voters to present government-issued identification and verify their citizenship before casting a ballot.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ June 17, 2025

Voter ID: The Republicans' Nonpartisan Issue in California?

Are Nevadans Being Intentionally Misled to Keep Independent Voters Locked Out of Elections?

Registered unaffiliated voters in Nevada – the state’s largest registered voting bloc – came close to gaining real electoral power in elections with the adoption of semi-open primaries. That is, until Gov. Joe Lombardo decided to keep their voices suppressed.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 16, 2025

Are Nevadans Being Intentionally Misled to Keep Independent Voters Locked Out of Elections?

Republican Joins Democrats in Maine to Give Voters More Choice

Showing an independent streak in keeping with Maine’s political tradition, Sen. Rick Bennett (R–Oxford) broke ranks with his party this week to join 91 Democrats in supporting a bill that would finally fulfill the will of Maine voters: implementing ranked choice voting (RCV) in all state general ele

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ June 13, 2025

Republican Joins Democrats in Maine to Give Voters More Choice

As Demand for Reform in NYC Grows, Open Primaries Gains Media Attention

As the New York City Charter Revision Commission considers a wide breadth of reforms to city policy, one reform in particular is catching the attention of both voters and the media: Ending the city’s use of closed partisan primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 12, 2025

As Demand for Reform in NYC Grows, Open Primaries Gains Media Attention

The ‘2% Democracy’: New Jersey Primary Elections Need Complete Systemic Overhaul

New Jersey will hold its statewide primary elections on Tuesday, June 10, to determine who will appear in the general election for the highest offices in the state, including governor. These are important elections – and yet they will be decided by a marginal percentage of voters.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 9, 2025

The ‘2% Democracy’: New Jersey Primary Elections Need Complete Systemic Overhaul

Boston, Concord Want Ranked Choice Voting -- Here's Why State Law Makes It Difficult

Concord is the latest town in Massachusetts to signal it wants to adopt ranked choice voting after residents overwhelmingly voted for Article 28 in a town meeting Wednesday. The vote comes not long after the Boston City Council advanced its own ranked choice voting measure.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 9, 2025

Boston, Concord Want Ranked Choice Voting -- Here's Why State Law Makes It Difficult

Could Maine Be the First State to Exit the National Popular Vote Compact?

On May 20, the Maine House of Representatives voted 76–71 to withdraw the state from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), reversing course just over a year after Maine became the 17th jurisdiction to join the agreement.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ June 4, 2025

Could Maine Be the First State to Exit the National Popular Vote Compact?

More Choice Voting Would Have Saved San Diego $4.6 Million in County Supervisor Special Election

South Bay voters are navigating a monsoon of negative, and often misleading, political ads tied to the July 1 runoff election for San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors. But here’s the kicker: taxpayers are footing a $4.6 million bill for this completely unnecessary second round of voting.

By Amy Tobia

/ June 3, 2025

More Choice Voting Would Have Saved San Diego $4.6 Million in County Supervisor Special Election

Independent Voters Just Got Power in Nevada – If the Governor Lets It Happen

A surprise last-minute bill to open primary elections to Nevada’s largest voting bloc, registered unaffiliated voters, moved quickly through the state legislature and was approved by a majority of lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session Monday.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 3, 2025

Independent Voters Just Got Power in Nevada – If the Governor Lets It Happen