<div><p>Shawn is the Election Reform Editor for IVN.us. He studied history and philosophy at the University of North Texas, and joined the IVN team in 2012. He has several years of experie
The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debate’s (CPD) 15 percent rule exacerbates the political divide in the US, leaves millions of voters unrepresented in presidential elections, and undermines fundamental democratic principles in order to protect the two-party duopoly. That is the argument the Independent Voter Project and 6 individual signatories
The Appeals Court of Kansas is being asked to allow access to the audit tapes for voting machines in Sedgwick County. The court heard oral argument in the case on Tuesday. The case was initially brought by Dr. Beth Clarkson, a statistician and engineer, who claims there are suspicious trends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koFK6b9NOOA Video Source: TYT Politics Approximately 400 people showed up in Washington to attend the People's Convergence Conference from September 8 to 10. The event included a town hall at American University where panelists discussed the future of the progressive movement. Specifically,
Nebraska State Senator Bob Krist made two big moves Wednesday: (1) He switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent, and (2) he announced he is running for governor. Krist, a retired Air Force veteran, has served in Nebraska's unique unicameral legislature for 10 years. Yet during that
A unique bipartisan coalition led by US Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) scored a huge victory on Civil Asset Forfeiture Tuesday. The US House approved an amendment -- added to the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act -- to rollback
The news story that dominated the early part of the week was President Trump's decision to rescind President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive action. The reaction to it was broadly felt across the Internet and on social media. It is important to note
US Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are joining the legal fight against partisan gerrymandering. McCain and Whitehouse filed a joint amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case, Gill v. Whitford -- the first case in which a federal court ruled electoral districts unconstitutional not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxHHENYh8bw Video Credit: CNN The response to President Donald Trump's decision to end DACA in six months unless Congress acts has been felt across the Internet. https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/904734772546740229 https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/905144084892860416 https://twitter.com/itscollmc/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z1EHBzKP44&t=1m42s A movement is growing to form a new political party -- one that would not compete with the Republican and Democratic Parties, but replace the Democratic Party altogether. Progressive organizations, leaders, and voters will gather in Washington DC from September
The US Court of Appeals tossed an anti-trust lawsuit Tuesday brought by Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, their respective parties, and affiliated groups against the Commission on Presidential Debates. The court's opinion mostly echoed a lower court'd decision that there was no merit to the plaintiffs'
It kind of sounds like an odd pairing at first, no? A self-described "neo-libertarian" and a "progressive Democrat" join forces. Yet what they are advocating for is something most people will agree on: We need fairer elections. Manu Koenig -- the "neo-libertarian" -- and
Voter registration on Colorado reportedly hit a record high recently, and it is independent voters who are driving the surge. Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams reported Monday that over 25,000 new or returning voters have registered since June 28. The boost in voter registration was mostly provided by