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San Diego, Calif.- If the media wanted a dash of spice for the 2020 San Diego Mayoral race, enter Cory Briggs. A consistent critic of City Hall who has had success suing the city, Briggs has announced he intends to run for the city's top post in
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San Diego, Calif.- Congresswoman Susan Davis was one of the members entangled in the President Trump/House Speaker Nancy Pelosi feud over the government shutdown and cancelled overseas trip. President Trump cancelled the delegations overseas trip at the last minute while the government is partially shutdown. Davis was part
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San Diego, Calif.- It's official, Congressman Scott Peters will not be running for Mayor of San Diego in 2020. He will however be on the ticket in 2020 for re-election to the 52nd Congressional district. In a statement sent to the media Wednesday, Peters announced he has
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NeikJyQkIo CNN reported Friday that US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will run for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential race. Gabbard made the announcement during an interview slated to air at 7pm Saturday on "The Van Jones Show." "There are a
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SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- Councilwoman Barbara Bry has made it official, she's running for mayor. Bry's campaign sent a press release and created a website, Barbara Bry Mayor 2020. On her website Bry noted, "I will bring leadership that puts solutions for San Diegans first,
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San Diego, Calif.- Chad Peace is an election law attorney, national campaign strategist and representative for the Independent Voter Project. Peace joined us on "Beyond the Headlines" to discuss a number of national and regional issues, including the Ranked Choice Voting efforts in Maine, changes to the
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Calling all nonpartisan reform campaigns, projects, and organizations. Do you have a great idea, a new campaign, or an ongoing nonpartisan electoral reform project that deserves attention, endorsement, and funding? The National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR) is sponsoring a "Breakthrough Reform Projects" initiative to seek out, support,
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The impressive momentum for progress in national electoral reform projects and campaigns owes much to the influential recent wins and viable initiatives underway across the country, including: * Maine voters upholding Ranked Choice Voting that elevates voters above parties * Gerrymander reform initiatives on the ballot in several states this November * Viable
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Election reform advocates have been scratching their heads over the failure of statewide candidates in California to tap into the rich vein of independent voters empowered by the nonpartisan top-two primary. Even the leading nonpartisan candidates on the ballot, Steve Poizner for Insurance Commissioner and Lt. Gov candidate Gayle McLaughlin,
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To focus the combined strengths, skills, and experience of some of the nation’s leading election reform organizations toward increasing voter participation and electoral competition, a prominent group of nonpartisan political reform leaders have formed the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers. Founding members include representatives from the Bridge Alliance, Independent
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A largely ignored development at year-end 2017 was the story that the Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein’s campaign is under senate investigation for collusion with Russia. Dr. Stein was the Green Party’s presidential nominee in 2016 and was on the general election ballot in 47 states.
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Voter distaste for both the Democratic Party and GOP seems to be at an all-time high. But candidate success outside the major parties remains elusive in Washington.