1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (655+ words) Yes! We made history on Tuesday, June 16 when, in the primary elections, ranked choice voting was used'in DC'for the first time ever.'This means that, when those who go on to hold office in January 2027, they will have been approved…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago  (640+ words) Voters back open primaries, fairer ballot access, and more power at the ballot box as the Charter Revision Commission weighs whether to let residents vote on election reform in November. BUFFALO, N. Y. " Buffalo voters are sending a clear message to City…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1136+ words) Editor's Note: The following is an exclusive series on IVN from the better elections group'Open Primaries. The content originated from the group's weekly newsletter, "Primary Buzz."' A new CNN poll'delivers a number that should reframe American politics:'47% of Americans now…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (929+ words) New polling finds most registered Democrats support letting independents vote in Democratic primaries " and nearly 4 in 10 say they only registered Democratic because New York City gives them no other meaningful choice. NEW YORK CITY - A new poll released this week…...

18+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1292+ words) Latino voters are not drifting left or right. They are rejecting a political system that treats ballot access as a party privilege. Latino voters are not behaving like swing voters. They are behaving like alienated voters. They punished Republicans for…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (801+ words) American democracy is best served by journalism that reaches the people most often left out of the conversation. Independent Voter News (IVN) has entered into a collaborative partnership with the Latino News Network (LNN) and The Fulcrum, bringing together three…...

3+ day, 47+ min ago  (1031+ words) Duggan's campaign showed that independent politics will continue to struggle as long as it keeps swinging for the fences instead of figuring out how to get on base. The real lesson of Mike Duggan's independent gubernatorial bid isn't about Mike…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1156+ words) The votes are in, the gubernatorial primary has been called, and the political apocalypse never arrived. For months, California Democrats warned of a nightmare scenario: a fractured Democratic field could split the vote so badly that two Republicans would advance…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (454+ words) A free virtual event, co-sponsored by the Foundation for Independent Voter Education, brings together two leading reform advocates this Thursday. Ballot access is one of the least visible and most consequential parts of American elections. Long before voters weigh in,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (942+ words) Courageous Colorado released a new ad that lightheartedly pokes fun at a system that limits voter choice to two options in the primaries while calling on the state to adopt all-candidate and all-voter open primary elections. DENVER, Colo. " A cross-partisan…...