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Homeland Security's Role In 2020 And Ending Voter Confusion In CA's Presidential Primary

Worried about election security? Does the party-focused primary system leave you confused about your voting rights? Will we run into the same issues we saw in 2016 that disenfranchised and

By Shawn Griffiths

/ June 20, 2019

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Maine Legislature Passes Ranked Choice Voting Bill... Then Takes It Back?

Update: Despite passing with strong majorities in both chambers of the legislature, it has come to my attention that the ranked choice voting bill in Maine did not make its

By Shawn M Griffiths

/ June 19, 2019

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ME Legislature Passes Ranked Choice Voting for President... Then Takes It Back?

Update: Despite passing with strong majorities in both chambers of the legislature, it has come to my attention that the ranked choice voting bill in Maine did not make its

By Shawn Griffiths

/ June 19, 2019

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IVP Sits Down With KUSI News to Discuss California’s Presidential Primary Problems

IVP legal advisor Chad Peace joined KUSI's Paul Rudy to discuss the ongoing problems with the presidential primary, what it means for those who choose to register and

By Independent Voter Project

/ June 17, 2019

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Independent Voter Education for 2020: Sacramento Registrar Preparing For "Big Undertaking"

San Diego, Calif.- No Party Preference (NPP) and American Independent (AI) voters in California are likely going to be confused when their ballot arrives for the March 2020 presidential

By Jeff Powers

/ June 5, 2019

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SMART Elections: Reaching Across the Political Spectrum to Secure The Ballot Box

Lulu Friesdat is an Emmy award-winning journalist and filmmaker whose election security investigations have received over 4 million views on Now This and been featured on Politico, MSN.com, the

By TJ OHara

/ May 29, 2019

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So Goes Maine? National Reform Coalition Supports Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives

On Monday, the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) announced that it would match all contributions that reformers across the country make to support initiatives in Maine to expand the

By Shawn Griffiths

/ May 29, 2019

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Don't Let It Happen Again: California's Unconstitutional Presidential Primary

Imagine that California’s 4.7 million Republican and 8.6 million Democrat voters were not able to vote for a presidential candidate of their choice in March 2020. And

By Independent Voter Project

/ May 22, 2019

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PODCAST: Will Californians Finally Get An Open Presidential Primary in 2020?

California is headed for a disastrous presidential primary in 2020. Nearly 6 million registered citizens are denied a meaningful vote. Half a million voters have no idea they are registered

By Shawn M Griffiths

/ May 22, 2019

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Will Californians Finally Get An Open Presidential Primary in 2020?

California is headed for a disastrous presidential primary in 2020. Nearly 6 million registered citizens are denied a meaningful vote. Half a million voters have no idea they are registered

By Shawn Griffiths

/ May 22, 2019

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Podcast: UT Columnist Michael Smolens Talks Kersey Independence, CA NPP Ballot Issue

San Diego, Calif.- San Diego Union-Tribune Columnist Michael Smolens joined me for a wide-ranging conversation about the many political issues facing the City of San Diego and State of

By Jeff Powers

/ May 7, 2019

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UT Columnist Michael Smolens Talks Kersey Independence, CA NPP Ballot Issue

San Diego, Calif.- San Diego Union-Tribune Columnist Michael Smolens joined me for a wide-ranging conversation about the many political issues facing the City of San Diego and State of

By Jeff Powers

/ May 7, 2019