Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 4)

Americans Are Leaving the Two Parties Faster Than the System Can Trap Them

Independent voters are now the largest political bloc in America, but closed primaries and two-party ballots still leave millions with nowhere else to go.

By

Russell Dutton

/ August 18, 2026

Americans Are Leaving the Two Parties Faster Than the System Can Trap Them

America’s Democracy Is Cracking. The Revolution to Rebuild It Has Already Begun.

From a national popular vote and ranked choice voting to proportional representation, court reform and a constitutional right to vote, Rob Richie argues the next era of American democracy will require rewriting the rules.

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Rob Richie

/ August 18, 2026

America’s Democracy Is Cracking. The Revolution to Rebuild It Has Already Begun.

DNC Backs Down on Ranked Choice Voting Ban After Backlash

The Democratic National Committee reversed its proposed ban on ranked choice voting in the 2028 presidential primary after backlash from party members and reformers, reverting delegate selection rules to their 2024 language.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 17, 2026

DNC Backs Down on Ranked Choice Voting Ban After Backlash

Missouri Secretary of State Admits Popular Amendment Qualified — Says Voters Still Won’t Get a Say

Missouri's Secretary of State admitted in court that a proposed amendment to protect citizen initiatives had enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, but is still refusing to put it before voters.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ August 17, 2026

Missouri Secretary of State Admits Popular Amendment Qualified — Says Voters Still Won’t Get a Say

We Expect Election Referees to Be Neutral. So Why Do We Make Them Pick a Team?

We trust secretaries of state to administer elections impartially, even though most are chosen through partisan contests that reward the very political pressures they are expected to resist.

By

Joseph Cerrone, Ph.D

/ August 17, 2026

We Expect Election Referees to Be Neutral. So Why Do We Make Them Pick a Team?

New Texas Secretary of State Holds the Line Against GOP Push to Close Primaries

Despite pressure from within his own party, Robert Howden says Texas will defend its open primary system — and that any effort to close it belongs in the Legislature, not the courts.

By

Jeremy Gruber

/ August 15, 2026

New Texas Secretary of State Holds the Line Against GOP Push to Close Primaries

California’s Election Referees Wear Party Jerseys. Two Amendments Aim to Change That.

California legislators introduce two constitutional amendments to remove party control from elections: one making the secretary of state a nonpartisan office, another transferring ballot language authority to a nonpartisan body.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ August 13, 2026

California’s Election Referees Wear Party Jerseys. Two Amendments Aim to Change That.

68,000 ‘Zombie Votes’ Haunted Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary

Over 68,000 Wisconsin Democratic primary voters cast ballots for candidates who dropped out before the election, highlighting how ranked choice voting could prevent votes from being wasted when candidates exit the race.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ August 13, 2026

68,000 ‘Zombie Votes’ Haunted Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary

California Amendment Introduced to Take Party Politics Out of the Office That Runs Elections

Assemblymembers Josh Hoover and Natasha Johnson introduce constitutional amendment to make the secretary of state's office nonpartisan, addressing concerns about conflicts of interest in election administration.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ August 11, 2026

California Amendment Introduced to Take Party Politics Out of the Office That Runs Elections

Elon Musk is Trying to Kill Alaskan Voting Rights

Elon Musk has funneled $1.5 million into efforts to repeal Alaska's Top Four open primary system, which lets all voters participate in primaries regardless of party affiliation.

By

Cara Brown McCormick

/ August 10, 2026

Elon Musk is Trying to Kill Alaskan Voting Rights

It's Official: Both Parties Oppose Ranked Choice Voting

Both the Democratic and Republican national committees are now opposing ranked choice voting, with the DNC set to vote Saturday on banning it in 2028 primaries even in states where voters approved it.

By

Shawn Griffiths

/ August 10, 2026

It's Official: Both Parties Oppose Ranked Choice Voting

Alabama GOP Wants Independents Out of Its Primaries

After a legislative effort to require party registration stalled, the Alabama GOP made closing its primaries an official party priority—even as some Republican lawmakers warn it would shut out too many independent voters.

By

Jeremy Gruber

/ August 7, 2026

Alabama GOP Wants Independents Out of Its Primaries