Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 27)

Declining Voter Turnout and Rising Costs Highlight Problems with Runoff Elections, New Report Finds

A new report shows that runoff elections are not only expensive, but in 2024 were less effective than in any other election in modern history at providing adequate representation.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 17, 2024

Declining Voter Turnout and Rising Costs Highlight Problems with Runoff Elections, New Report Finds

Down, But Not Out: Nonpartisan Election Reformers Maintain Their Resolve

Nonpartisan election reformers have chosen not to hang their head in defeat after a few statewide losses in 2024. Instead, their mood was surprisingly optimistic when they met in San Diego for the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers’ annual summit.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 16, 2024

Down, But Not Out: Nonpartisan Election Reformers Maintain Their Resolve

The Worst Partisan Gerrymanders of the 2020s

With two post-census election cycles in the books, congressional district maps are mostly set for the remainder of the decade – which means we will know the outcomes of the vast majority of House elections before voters even cast ballots in November 2026, 2028 and 2030.

By David Meyers

/ December 13, 2024

The Worst Partisan Gerrymanders of the 2020s

Most Evanston Voters Said They Wanted Ranked Choice Voting, But Will They Get It?

In 2022, nearly 83% of voters in Evanston, Illinois, approved a city referendum to adopt ranked choice voting. The referendum stated that the first use of the new voting method would be during the city's consolidated elections in April 2025.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 11, 2024

Most Evanston Voters Said They Wanted Ranked Choice Voting, But Will They Get It?

As Expected, Alaska Measure 2 Recount Didn't Change Anything

The recount in Alaska over Ballot Measure 2 is complete. The state's Republican Party requested it after voters rejected the initiative and chose to keep their nonpartisan election system by a narrow margin. But as predicted on IVN, this margin wasn't narrow enough for the results to change.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 10, 2024

As Expected, Alaska Measure 2 Recount Didn't Change Anything

Exit Poll: 9-in-10 Portlanders Understood How to Fill Out Their Ranked Choice Ballot

The research and data group, FM3 Research, polled voters in Portland, Oregon, to determine how well they understood ranked choice voting (RCV) after the city's first use of it, including the unique use of proportional RCV for city council seats.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 4, 2024

Exit Poll: 9-in-10 Portlanders Understood How to Fill Out Their Ranked Choice Ballot

The US Political System Is Failing Young Voters the Most

In 2024, Gallup found for the first time in the history of its polling that more than half of the electorate identified as independent. The biggest driver of this political shift are young voters, who enter voting age more independent than the generation before them.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 3, 2024

The US Political System Is Failing Young Voters the Most

Alaska Officials Found Even More Voters Want to Keep State's Nonpartisan Elections System

The Alaska election results have officially been certified and despite calls from Measure 2 supporters for a recount of the ballot initiative's loss by 664 votes, the Alaska Division of Elections re-checked its work before certification and found worse news for them.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ December 1, 2024

Alaska Officials Found Even More Voters Want to Keep State's Nonpartisan Elections System

Alaska Measure 2 Headed for Long-Shot Recount Funded by Taxpayers

Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced this week that taxpayers will foot the bill for a recount of Measure 2, an initiative that sought to repeal Alaska's nonpartisan election system -- but ultimately failed by 664 votes.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ November 26, 2024

Alaska Measure 2 Headed for Long-Shot Recount Funded by Taxpayers

In a True Nail-Biter, Alaska Voters Reject Repeal of Top 4 Primary and Ranked Choice Voting

Two weeks after Election Day, Alaska voters finally know the fate of their election system. The choice before them was keep the nonpartisan Top 4 primary system with ranked choice voting in the general election or go back to partisan control over elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ November 21, 2024

In a True Nail-Biter, Alaska Voters Reject Repeal of Top 4 Primary and Ranked Choice Voting

Constitutional Amendment Filed to End Closed Primaries in Oklahoma

The nonpartisan group Oklahoma United announced Tuesday it has filed a citizen-led constitutional amendment to end closed primaries in the state and implement a nonpartisan primary system open to all voters and candidates.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ November 19, 2024

Constitutional Amendment Filed to End Closed Primaries in Oklahoma

Newport News Mayor Advocates for Ranked Choice Voting Expansion in Virginia

Ranked choice voting is making inroads in Virginia. First, it was adopted and used in Arlington County. Then, the Charlottesville City Council approved its use. Next door, Washington DC voters overwhelmingly said "Yes" to the reform in 2024.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ November 18, 2024

Newport News Mayor Advocates for Ranked Choice Voting Expansion in Virginia