Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 28)

Virtual Discussion: A Super Minority Elects the Super Majority in Tennessee

Tennessee technically has open primaries in which party registration is not required to participate. However, it would be hard to tell under current state law.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 19, 2024

Virtual Discussion: A Super Minority Elects the Super Majority in Tennessee

Charlottesville Could Become Second City in Virginia to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting

The Charlottesville City Council will consider a draft ordinance on Monday, August 19, that if approved would authorize the city's political parties to use ranked choice voting (RCV) in council primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 16, 2024

Charlottesville Could Become Second City in Virginia to Adopt Ranked Choice Voting

US Lawmakers Tell States to Guarantee Equal Voting Rights for Independents or Lose Federal Funds

Veterans For All Voters hosted a virtual webinar Tuesday with two members of Congress that may be on opposite sides of the political aisle but are sponsors of a bill that ensures independent voters are guaranteed equal voting rights in taxpayer-funded elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 14, 2024

US Lawmakers Tell States to Guarantee Equal Voting Rights for Independents or Lose Federal Funds

AZ Judge: Lawmakers 'Strategically' Tried to Mislead Voters on Initiative to End Partisan Primaries

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Iyer Julian on Monday sided with reformers who claimed that Arizona lawmakers were intentionally trying to mislead voters about their initiative to end partisan primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 14, 2024

AZ Judge: Lawmakers 'Strategically' Tried to Mislead Voters on Initiative to End Partisan Primaries

New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections

New research shows that the nonpartisan Top 4 system used in Alaska not only has broad support among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but in 2022 elected candidates in statewide elections that had appeal that went beyond their party.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 12, 2024

New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections

Video: On Their Way Out, Members of Congress Admit System is Broken

Voters know the US political system is broken -- as do the people who create the very policies that control the system.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 12, 2024

Let Us Vote Spotlight: Independents Have Just as Much Stake in Primaries as Party Members

The Let Us Vote campaign released two citizen spotlight videos that focus not only on the need for primary election systems that treat independent voters equally, but why it is important in a state like South Dakota.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 9, 2024

Let Us Vote Spotlight: Independents Have Just as Much Stake in Primaries as Party Members

NY Libertarian, Green Parties Join RFK Jr Lawsuit Challenging New York's 'Difficult' Ballot Access Laws

The Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) and the Green Party of New York (GPNY) filed a motion to intervene in Team Kennedy v. Berger, a lawsuit filed by independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr in May challenging New York's independent petitioning laws.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 7, 2024

NY Libertarian, Green Parties Join RFK Jr Lawsuit Challenging New York's 'Difficult' Ballot Access Laws

Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a ballot initiative that would require state lawmakers to adopt a primary system that allows all voters and candidates, regardless of party, to participate on a single ballot.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 5, 2024

Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting

Andrew Yang Q&A: Presidential Shakeup, The Case for a Third Party, and the Need for Better Elections

In his latest podcast, Andrew Yang fielded questions from his audience, including his thoughts on the presidential election, making the case for a third party like the Forward Party, and the importance of systemic election reform.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 5, 2024

Andrew Yang Q&A: Presidential Shakeup, The Case for a Third Party, and the Need for Better Elections

DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot

The DC Board of Elections has certified Initiative 83 for the November ballot, which would open primary elections to independent voters and requires ranked choice voting to be used in all District elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 2, 2024

DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot

Independents Respond: Should There Be Supreme Court Term Limits?

IVN asked its audience if they support term limits for the US Supreme Court after President Joe Biden announced his position that justices should be limited to 18-year terms instead of a lifetime appointment as stipulated in the US Constitution.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 31, 2024

Independents Respond: Should There Be Supreme Court Term Limits?