Election Reform Editor for IVN.us since 2012. Studied history and philosophy at University of North Texas. Covers political and election reform efforts nationwide with deep expertise on the reform movement. Based in San Diego, CA.
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A bill that creates tougher policies for illegal re-entry into the US passed the House Thursday. It's called Kate's Law, and it nearly got unanimous approval from Republicans. Nearly. There was one Republican who voted against it. Meet Justin Amash. US Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) is
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A bill re-introduced in the US House wants to open the electoral process for non-presidential federal elections, give voters more opportunities to vote, and reform the way electoral districts are redrawn. The bill is called the Open Our Democracy Act of 2017 (HR2981). It was introduced by US Rep John
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Maine ranked choice voting survives. The bill to fully repeal the first-in-the-nation, voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative for state and non-presidential federal elections died in the legislature Wednesday. The legislative session will end without any further action being taken, which means ranked choice voting (RCV) is still on the books.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOXzSqKR5OY Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson discussed the latest bombshell developments at CNN and the state of corporate media with Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson Tuesday night. She said, among other things, that Americans are getting "an artificial reality put out by people with
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The Maine House passed an amended version of the full repeal bill Tuesday that would implement ranked choice voting for U.S. House and primary elections, where there is no state constitutional conflict. The bill would allow the legislature to address the need for a constitutional amendment for three state
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The Maine Senate voted Tuesday to repeal the first-in-the-nation, voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative for state and federal elections. The mostly party-line vote (the Republican majority, plus some Democrats) approved full repeal, 21-13. The Maine House did not approve a constitutional amendment on a final vote Friday that would bring
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The fight against gerrymandering nationwide is taking a new turn. Courts are no longer just looking at discrimination based on race, sex, or class, but political discrimination and partisan motives to consolidate power and weaken the voice of voters outside the party in power. First it was Wisconsin. Then it
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A constitutional amendment to bring the voter-approved ranked choice voting initiative in full compliance with the Maine constitution failed to get the final two-thirds vote it needed in the Maine House Friday. The vote occurred a day after the House gave initial approval for the amendment. Thousands of Maine voters
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The Maine House gave initial approval Thursday for a constitutional amendment to implement ranked choice voting. This follows shortly after the Senate gave unanimous approval for the constitutional amendment Wednesday. ALSO READ: Maine Lawmakers Face Massive Will of the People to Protect Ranked Choice Voting Speaker Sara Gideon released the
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There was a huge update with Maine ranked choice voting Wednesday. The State Senate tabled the bill that called for full repeal of the voter-approved initiative, and voted unanimously (without a roll call tally) to send a constitutional amendment to the State House that would bring the ranked choice voting
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“I’m not sure there should be any restrictions whatsoever, because I don’t think it is the court’s business to draw lines. There are many rules right now — that the courts have laid out — that if you want your redistricting map approved you have to meet.” - US
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It's hard to believe that special election spending in an odd-year would break so many records, but it did. It was reported ahead of Tuesday that the special election in Georgia's sixth congressional district would be the most expensive House race in history. In fact, it