Election Reform - Independent Voter News (Page 9)

Independent Center Voice Launches to Do Away with Gerrymandering Entirely

In the midst of a mid-decade redistricting fight between the two major parties, The Independent Center has announced the launch of Independent Center Voice (ICV), a 501(c)(4) organization designed to directly challenge the entrenched tactics that have distorted congressional maps and voter represent

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 25, 2025

Independent Center Voice Launches to Do Away with Gerrymandering Entirely

Veterans for All Voters Launches “Take the Oath Challenge”

Veterans are once again answering the call to serve, not overseas but here at home, to help heal America’s broken politics. Veterans for All Voters, a coalition of more than 700 active veteran volunteers, has officially launched the Take the Oath Challenge, a nationwide effort to reaffirm the enduri

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 24, 2025

Veterans for All Voters Launches “Take the Oath Challenge”

Oklahoma City Mayor: Open Primaries Are How We Get the Crazy Out of Politics

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is in a rare position in Oklahoma. He is a popular Republican mayor in a deep red, closed primary state that is making the case for primaries open to all voters and candidates, despite his party’s opposition to reform.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 23, 2025

Oklahoma City Mayor: Open Primaries Are How We Get the Crazy Out of Politics

South Carolina Justices Say Politicians Can Keep Picking Their Voters

The South Carolina Supreme Court has closed the door on a challenge to the state’s 2022 congressional map, ruling in a unanimous 5–0 opinion that partisan gerrymandering claims cannot be resolved by the courts.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 19, 2025

South Carolina Justices Say Politicians Can Keep Picking Their Voters

PODCAST: Charlie Kirk’s Tragedy is a Reason to Self-Reflect

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken the country and highlighted just how fractured our democracy has become. On this episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, Chad Peace and Cara McCormick reflect on the moment, drawing comparisons to the unity the nation felt after 9/11 and asking

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 18, 2025

PODCAST: Charlie Kirk’s Tragedy is a Reason to Self-Reflect

Oklahoma GOP Fails To Block Open Primaries Initiative from Going Before Voters

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected a challenge to a proposed ballot initiative that would open taxpayer-funded primary elections to all candidates and voters, regardless of party affiliation – paving the way for the signature petition process to begin.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 17, 2025

Oklahoma GOP Fails To Block Open Primaries Initiative from Going Before Voters

Schwarzenegger Enters CA Redistricting Fight, Says Prop 50 Shifts Power from Voters to Politicians

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is stepping back into California politics with a warning about Proposition 50. He urges voters to reject the November measure, which would pause the state’s independent, citizen-drawn congressional map and substitute a Legislature-written plan for the 2026, 2028

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 17, 2025

Schwarzenegger Enters CA Redistricting Fight, Says Prop 50 Shifts Power from Voters to Politicians

Forward Party Joins Petition to SCOTUS Against State of Florida

Right now, the divide between the Republican and Democratic Parties appears beyond repair. The political rhetoric is toxic, the nation’s leadership puts party gain before lasting solutions, and few voters actually feel heard by the people elected to represent them. At a time when it seems things wil

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 16, 2025

Forward Party Joins Petition to SCOTUS Against State of Florida

Left Behind: How Runoff Elections Disenfranchise Military and Overseas Voters -- And How We Can Fix It

When Americans serve overseas, they should never have to wonder whether their vote will count. Yet for thousands of service members and U.S. citizens abroad, the very structure of our elections makes that impossible -- especially when it comes to runoff elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 16, 2025

Left Behind: How Runoff Elections Disenfranchise Military and Overseas Voters -- And How We Can Fix It

Vote Nevada Targets Gerrymandering and Closed Primaries with Two New Ballot Measures

Vote Nevada PAC filed two constitutional amendment initiatives Tuesday aimed at transforming how Nevadans vote – and how maps are drawn. The group argues that its proposals will ensure a redistricting process free of corruption while guaranteeing all voters equal access to the ballot.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 11, 2025

Vote Nevada Targets Gerrymandering and Closed Primaries with Two New Ballot Measures

Poll: 82% of Americans Want Redistricting Done by Independent Commission, Not Politicians

There may be no greater indication that voters are not being listened to in the escalating redistricting war between the Republican and Democratic Parties than a new poll from NBC News that shows 8-in-10 Americans want the parties to stop.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ September 10, 2025

Poll: 82% of Americans Want Redistricting Done by Independent Commission, Not Politicians

Missouri Is the Latest Pawn in the Partisan Redistricting Game

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is the latest state to move a piece on the redistricting chess board, as its Republican-led House approved a mid-decade map on September 9 that could give the GOP control of seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ September 9, 2025

Missouri Is the Latest Pawn in the Partisan Redistricting Game