Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 36)

POLL: Nearly Two-Thirds of Chula Vista Voters Want to Change the Way They Vote

A recent poll conducted by Competitive Edge research with funding by More Choice San Diego found that 62% of voters in Chula Vista -- if given the opportunity -- would support a measure that would advance five candidates to a general election that uses ranked ballots.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ May 13, 2024

POLL: Nearly Two-Thirds of Chula Vista Voters Want to Change the Way They Vote

Adding Ranked Choice Voting to Presidential Elections Could Happen by 2028

Imagine it’s election night 2024. A few close swing states will decide the presidency – and test the health of our democracy. In that scenario, we can be certain of two facts: Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump will win a majority of the vote, and votes for independent and third-party candidates wil

By

Rob Richie

/ May 13, 2024

Adding Ranked Choice Voting to Presidential Elections Could Happen by 2028

Democrat-Led Lawsuit Kills Independent Redistricting Initiatives in Nevada

The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday upheld the ruling of a lower district court that two identical ballot questions that would create an independent redistricting commission were invalid because sponsors did not add a revenue source to either initiative.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ May 11, 2024

Democrat-Led Lawsuit Kills Independent Redistricting Initiatives in Nevada

Independent Voters Are Many Things -- A Myth Isn't One of Them

Open Primaries continued its ongoing virtual discussion series Tuesday with a conversation on independent voters, who they are, and why we have a system that actively suppresses their voices at every level of elections and government.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ May 8, 2024

Independent Voters Are Many Things -- A Myth Isn't One of Them

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.

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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