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Kevin Beiser Bombshell: San Diego Unified Trustee Accused of Rape

Update: Kevin Beiser has sent the following statement to IVN: “We were first made aware of these allegations less than 24 hours ago. There is no truth to these allegations.

By Jeff Powers

/ March 19, 2019

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State Court, Politicians Deny Voters the Open Primaries Reform They Demand

By all accounts New Mexico would seem to be a strong candidate for reform of their primary elections. At least that’s what we thought when we started working with

By Jeremy Gruber

/ March 19, 2019

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A Million-Dollar Snapshot of What Better Elections Look Like

The last year for The Center for Election Science was transformative. We received a grant from the Open Philanthropy Project of $600K, and then we helped win the first ballot

By Aaron Hamlin

/ March 14, 2019

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HR 1: Bipartisan Support for Popular Political Reform Evaporates in Congress

Perhaps it is not surprising that Friday’s vote on HR1, the omnibus election reform bill, broke strictly along partisan lines...

By Kevin Johnson

/ March 13, 2019

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In CA: Historic Independent Growth Underscores Need for New Presidential Primary Rules

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla published the latest voter registration numbers on Monday, March 11. Secretary Padilla touted record-setting registration of over 20 million people, nearly 30% of which

By Shawn Griffiths

/ March 12, 2019

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Will the N.M. Supreme Court Block All Paths to End Taxpayer-Funded Closed Primaries?

I’ve been practicing law for almost 50 years. And I am still surprised when a court lets you know that the road you want to take is blocked. You

By Harry Kresky

/ March 12, 2019

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Senator Ben Hueso Rejects City Attorney Mara Elliott's Public Records Proposal

San Diego, Calif.- Independent Voter Network has learned Senator Ben Hueso will not be bringing  SB-615 to the floor in Sacramento for consideration. SB-615 was crafted by San Diego

By Jeff Powers

/ March 12, 2019

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Initiative Launched to Open Primaries to 3.5 Million Disenfranchised Floridians

All Voters Vote (AVV) launched an initiative to allow all voters access to taxpayer-funded primary elections in Florida. State law currently bars approximately 3.5 million registered voters from participating

By Shawn Griffiths

/ March 7, 2019

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Transparency Advocates Concerned With San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott's Public Records Bill

San Diego, Calif.- San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott has created government transparency concerns with her drafting of Senate Bill 615. Elliott says her bill is a win-win for

By Jeff Powers

/ March 7, 2019

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Eyes on 2020: Independents to Call on Candidates to Demand Open Presidential Primaries

Last week, I joined a conference call with a dozen independent voter activists from around the country – all cabinet members of the “Eyes on 2020” campaign sponsored by Independent Voting,

By Sarah Lyons

/ March 6, 2019

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Tim Canova on the Fall of Democracy in Debbie Wasserman Schultz's District

Tim Canova joins T.J. O’Hara to discuss election integrity and the threat it faces in today’s environment of big money, political power, and electronic voting. Tim is

By TJ OHara

/ March 5, 2019

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San Diego City Council Removes Parking Requirements For Housing Developments

San Diego, Calif- By a vote of 8-1 Monday, the San Diego City Council removed developer parking requirements for new condominium and apartment complexes in neighborhoods near mass transit. The

By Jeff Powers

/ March 5, 2019