Open Primaries - Independent Voter News (Page 17)

Virtual Discussion: A Super Minority Elects the Super Majority in Tennessee

Tennessee technically has open primaries in which party registration is not required to participate. However, it would be hard to tell under current state law.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 19, 2024

Virtual Discussion: A Super Minority Elects the Super Majority in Tennessee

US Lawmakers Tell States to Guarantee Equal Voting Rights for Independents or Lose Federal Funds

Veterans For All Voters hosted a virtual webinar Tuesday with two members of Congress that may be on opposite sides of the political aisle but are sponsors of a bill that ensures independent voters are guaranteed equal voting rights in taxpayer-funded elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 14, 2024

US Lawmakers Tell States to Guarantee Equal Voting Rights for Independents or Lose Federal Funds

AZ Judge: Lawmakers 'Strategically' Tried to Mislead Voters on Initiative to End Partisan Primaries

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Iyer Julian on Monday sided with reformers who claimed that Arizona lawmakers were intentionally trying to mislead voters about their initiative to end partisan primaries.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 14, 2024

AZ Judge: Lawmakers 'Strategically' Tried to Mislead Voters on Initiative to End Partisan Primaries

New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections

New research shows that the nonpartisan Top 4 system used in Alaska not only has broad support among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but in 2022 elected candidates in statewide elections that had appeal that went beyond their party.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 12, 2024

New Research: Populism A Key Factor with Cross-Partisan Support for Alaska's Top 4 Elections

Let Us Vote Spotlight: Independents Have Just as Much Stake in Primaries as Party Members

The Let Us Vote campaign released two citizen spotlight videos that focus not only on the need for primary election systems that treat independent voters equally, but why it is important in a state like South Dakota.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 9, 2024

Let Us Vote Spotlight: Independents Have Just as Much Stake in Primaries as Party Members

Believe It or Not, There Are Still Several States That Haven't Held Their Primaries Yet

These elections are important as they will, in many cases, decide the ultimate winner of the elections held because of state and district demographics and how electoral districts have been drawn to favor the majority party.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 6, 2024

Believe It or Not, There Are Still Several States That Haven't Held Their Primaries Yet

Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a ballot initiative that would require state lawmakers to adopt a primary system that allows all voters and candidates, regardless of party, to participate on a single ballot.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 5, 2024

Arizona's Make Elections Fair Act: It's Not About Ranked Choice Voting

Andrew Yang Q&A: Presidential Shakeup, The Case for a Third Party, and the Need for Better Elections

In his latest podcast, Andrew Yang fielded questions from his audience, including his thoughts on the presidential election, making the case for a third party like the Forward Party, and the importance of systemic election reform.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 5, 2024

Andrew Yang Q&A: Presidential Shakeup, The Case for a Third Party, and the Need for Better Elections

DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot

The DC Board of Elections has certified Initiative 83 for the November ballot, which would open primary elections to independent voters and requires ranked choice voting to be used in all District elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ August 2, 2024

DC Elections Board Certifies Open Primaries, Ranked Choice Voting Initiative for Ballot

House Bill Introduced to Protect All Voters' Rights to Participate in Taxpayer-Funded Elections

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would enshrine into law the right independent voters have to participate in all taxpayer-funded elections.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 28, 2024

House Bill Introduced to Protect All Voters' Rights to Participate in Taxpayer-Funded Elections

Opinion: Partisan Primaries Failed to Vet Joe Biden

This year’s Democratic Party presidential primary was a choreographed affair dubbed “Operation Bubble Wrap.” The rules were manipulated by party insiders to ensure Joe Biden would face no scrutiny and no competition. The idea that he should stay in the race because he “won the primary” is absurd. Th

By

Jeremy Gruber

/ July 19, 2024

Opinion: Partisan Primaries Failed to Vet Joe Biden

Independent Voters Face Abuse and Intimidation in Tennessee Primaries

Last week, I recorded a podcast interview with Gabe Hart. Gabe lives in western Tennessee and is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging voter suppression signs that are hung at every poll site in Tennessee on primary day.

By John Opdycke

/ July 16, 2024

Independent Voters Face Abuse and Intimidation in Tennessee Primaries