Jeff Marston, Host and Co-producer of The Extra Point
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Trump Calls Virginia Loyalty Oath A “Suicidal Mistake” Source: Fred Lucas, The Blaze My Take: Of interest particularly if you’ve followed this story. The whole thing seems a bit blown out of proportion as I don’t see this being an oath, as has been charged, but an affirmation
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The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights are from California, Oregon, New Jersey, Florida, and more. Enjoy. Groundbreaking Report Released on the Transformative Effects of Primary Reform Source: Kellie Ryan, Business Wire An article from Business Wire on a report by the election reform group, Open Primaries, discussing the impacts
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The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights are from Mississippi, Florida, Oklahoma, and California. Enjoy. Petitioning for a jungle primary Source: Mark Lane, Daytona Beach News-Journal A piece outlining the proposal in Florida for a top-two nonpartisan primary with numbers underscoring the need for opening primaries to independent voters. My
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This week’s offerings are from California, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. Different topics all tied together. Thanks for reading! Change election laws? That’s the question before Christie Source: Associated Press, AsburyParkPress.com A piece from the Asbury Park Press about how New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s
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Hey there. Here’s my latest offering and take on a number of items related to nonpartisan issues and voter reform efforts from around the nation. From the Supreme Court ruling on redistricting commissions to the Independent Voter Project petitioning the same Supreme Court -- and everything in between --
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By way of introduction, I’m Jeff Marston, co-chair of the Independent Voter Project. Starting today and every couple of weeks I’m going to be sending out these short updates with nonpartisan issues that I feel are important for us politicos to start thinking and talking about. I’m