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Nonpartisan Primaries vs. Open Primaries: Fundamentally Different
Nonpartisan Primaries vs. Open Primaries: Fundamentally DifferentThe debate about primary systems often confuses partisan Open Primaries with Nonpartisan ‘Top-Two’ primaries. While there are any number...
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California Gun Law Shows Nonpartisan Open Primary Effect
California Gun Law Shows Nonpartisan Open Primary Effect Last week, the United States Senate could not reach a consensus on gun trafficking or background checks. The inaction in the U.S. Senate is to...
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IVP Initiative to Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Partisan Elections
IVP Initiative to Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Partisan ElectionsThe Independent Voter Project, authors of California’s new nonpartisan “Top-Two Open Primary” (Proposition 14), will be filing a new...
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Why Political Parties Hate California’s Top-Two Primary
Why Political Parties Hate California’s Top-Two Primary Rep. Mike Honda, who has held his seat for seven terms, will now have to appeal to a broader base of Silicon Valley voters. Credit:...
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Independent Paul Leon Reaches Top-Two Runoff in AD 52 Special Election
Independent Paul Leon Reaches Top-Two Runoff in AD 52 Special Election Ontario Mayor Paul Leon during a press conference // Credit: Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Bulletin On Tuesday, California held a...
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Washington State Top 2 Open Primary Facts Pave The Way for Florida
Washington State Top 2 Open Primary Facts Pave The Way for FloridaWashington State has held nonpartisan top 2 open primaries since 2008 following the US Supreme Court decision (7 – 2) declaring that...
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Closed Primaries In Pennsylvania Disenfranchise Independent VotersA country sets up elections that offer citizens two sharply oppositional and polarizing choices of leadership. Alternative candidates...
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48% Of New Jersey Voters Left Out of Multi-Million Dollar Primary
48% Of New Jersey Voters Left Out of Multi-Million Dollar PrimaryCredit: Watchdog.org The primary election for New Jersey’s vacant Senate seat is less than a month away. New Jersey is one of 19 states...
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Independent Paul Leon Narrowly Defeated in AD 52 Special Election
Independent Paul Leon Narrowly Defeated in AD 52 Special ElectionOntario Mayor Paul Leon during a press conference // Credit: Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Bulletin A special election on September 24 to...
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Partisan Primaries Cost Taxpayers $400 Million Last Year
Partisan Primaries Cost Taxpayers $400 Million Last YearTaxpayers across the nation spent approximately $400 million to administer party elections last year. This public money was spent on partisan...
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