Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 33)

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?

Ranked Choice Voting Will Determine Who Wins Maine in November

Maine law requires the use of ranked choice voting in presidential elections if there are more than two candidates on the ballot -- something that is close to happening in 2024.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 30, 2024

Ranked Choice Voting Will Determine Who Wins Maine in November

House Bill Introduced to Protect All Voters' Rights to Participate in Taxpayer-Funded Elections

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would enshrine into law the right independent voters have to participate in all taxpayer-funded elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 28, 2024

House Bill Introduced to Protect All Voters' Rights to Participate in Taxpayer-Funded Elections

Opinion: Partisan Primaries Failed to Vet Joe Biden

This year’s Democratic Party presidential primary was a choreographed affair dubbed “Operation Bubble Wrap.” The rules were manipulated by party insiders to ensure Joe Biden would face no scrutiny and no competition. The idea that he should stay in the race because he “won the primary” is absurd. Th

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Jeremy Gruber

/ July 19, 2024

Opinion: Partisan Primaries Failed to Vet Joe Biden

Report: More States Banned Ranked Choice Voting in 2024 Than Any Other Year

Ballotpedia released a report on the increased efforts in various states across the US to ban ranked choice voting, a popular nonpartisan reform that continues to gain momentum.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 17, 2024

Report: More States Banned Ranked Choice Voting in 2024 Than Any Other Year

Independent Voters Face Abuse and Intimidation in Tennessee Primaries

Last week, I recorded a podcast interview with Gabe Hart. Gabe lives in western Tennessee and is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging voter suppression signs that are hung at every poll site in Tennessee on primary day.

By John Opdycke

/ July 16, 2024

Independent Voters Face Abuse and Intimidation in Tennessee Primaries

Ranked Choice Poll: VP Harris Is the Favorite to Replace Biden

A new ranked choice voting poll shows that if Democrats were to replace President Joe Biden on the party’s presidential ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is the strong favorite. However, the numbers show she does not poll as well as Biden against former President Donald Trump.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 15, 2024

Ranked Choice Poll: VP Harris Is the Favorite to Replace Biden

Disagree Better: Group of Governors Have Worked to Cool Down the Political Rhetoric

Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, leaders of both major political parties have called for unity and for a change to the venomous rhetoric in US politics.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 15, 2024

Disagree Better: Group of Governors Have Worked to Cool Down the Political Rhetoric

Idaho Top 4 Initiative with Ranked Choice Voting Certified for November Ballot

The Idaho secretary of state announced this week that Idahoans for Open Primaries turned in enough signatures for its ballot initiative to end the state's closed primary system.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 11, 2024

Idaho Top 4 Initiative with Ranked Choice Voting Certified for November Ballot