Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 32)

South Dakota Open Primaries Submits 47K Signatures to Get Nonpartisan Primary Reform on the Ballot

One week after the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition submitted roughly 30,000 more signatures than they needed to get a nonpartisan top-four primary system on the ballot, South Dakota Open Primaries met the required number of signatures in their own state to put a top-two system before voters.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ May 7, 2024

South Dakota Open Primaries Submits 47K Signatures to Get Nonpartisan Primary Reform on the Ballot

Protecting Our Laboratories of Democracy: The Dangers of Ranked Choice Voting Bans

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed into law a bill that bans ranked choice voting (RCV) at all levels of elections within the state. Oklahoma is the seventh state to

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ May 6, 2024

Protecting Our Laboratories of Democracy: The Dangers of Ranked Choice Voting Bans

FairVote's David Daley Responds to RFK Jr's 'No Spoiler Pledge': There's A Better Way

David Daley, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan better elections group FairVote, released a statement Wednesday on Robert F Kennedy Jr's "no spoiler pledge," calling it "weird" and "unproven."

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Shawn Griffiths

/ May 2, 2024

FairVote's David Daley Responds to RFK Jr's 'No Spoiler Pledge': There's A Better Way

'Final Four' Primary Initiative in Idaho Set for Ballot Approval

An initiative that would ensure equal voting rights for 270,000 independent voters in Idaho is all but certain to qualify for the November ballot. The Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition exceeded 90,000 signatures for its "Final Four" elections initiative days before the May 1 deadline.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 30, 2024

'Final Four' Primary Initiative in Idaho Set for Ballot Approval

No Labels' Failed Presidential Math and Why It Should Focus Its Efforts on Reforming the System Instead

Earlier this month, No Labels officially ended its plans to field a bipartisan “Unity Ticket” in the 2024 presidential election. While most campaigns end due to a lack of voter support or funding, No Labels’s campaign suffered the unique problem of lacking a candidate.

By Dan Sally

/ April 26, 2024

No Labels' Failed Presidential Math and Why It Should Focus Its Efforts on Reforming the System Instead

Breaking Down the Numbers: Independent Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania held its primary elections Tuesday, which effectively acted as the general election in most cases. However, statewide, over a million voters had to sit on the sidelines because of the state's closed primary rules.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ April 24, 2024

Breaking Down the Numbers: Independent Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Declares His Support for Ranked Choice Voting

In a recent episode of The Purple Principle, a podcast that examines democracy and polarization from a nonpartisan lens, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said that while he was skeptical of ranked choice voting at first, he now sees it as a meaningful solution to elect candidates with the bro

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ April 19, 2024

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Declares His Support for Ranked Choice Voting

How Maine Started a Voter Revolution, And Is Now Going Backwards

Election reformers have looked to Maine for several years now as a pioneer in adopting policy solutions that put voters first in elections. Maine voters have taken it upon themselves to enact better elections – and have won major victories.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ April 17, 2024

How Maine Started a Voter Revolution, And Is Now Going Backwards

Top Four Nonpartisan Primary Initiative in Idaho Surpasses 84,000 Signatures

An initiative that would open the taxpayer-funded electoral process in Idaho to all voters has more than 84,000 signatures, according to the group spearheading the initiative, Idahoans for Open Primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 17, 2024

Top Four Nonpartisan Primary Initiative in Idaho Surpasses 84,000 Signatures

A Look at the Millions of Taxpayers Denied an Equal Voice in Elections

If there is one day out of the year that many Americans collectively dread it is April 15 -- Tax Day. But for millions of US voters, it is also a reminder that while they help foot the bill for elections, they are denied the right to an equal vote in them.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ April 15, 2024

A Look at the Millions of Taxpayers Denied an Equal Voice in Elections

The Irony of Gov. Glenn Youngkin Vetoing a Ranked Choice Voting Bill

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has said no to a bill that would clarify how ranked choice voting (RCV) is supposed to work in local elections -- which is odd considering the only reason Youngkin is governor is because of a RCV nomination process at the 2021 Virginia GOP convention.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 12, 2024

The Irony of Gov. Glenn Youngkin Vetoing a Ranked Choice Voting Bill

The Electoral College Reform the Nation Needs is Not What Either Party Wants

Nebraska is one of only two states that has a system that awards its Electoral College votes based on the popular vote in each of its congressional districts. However, there is a contingent of state lawmakers who want to change this with the support of former President Donald Trump.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ April 8, 2024

The Electoral College Reform the Nation Needs is Not What Either Party Wants