California’s nonpartisan primary system is built around a simple promise: Every voter gets a say. But, not every voter takes advantage of this. There is a noticeable turnout gap with Latino voters, in ...

How first-past-the-post voting turned a primary election into accusations of planted candidates, strategic surrenders, and a ...

In two debates over 48 hours, the seven leading candidates for California governor took the stage to make their final pitch ...

In 2010, California voters took the first step in empowering every California voter by abolishing party-controlled closed ...

California has created one of the most voter-friendly election systems in the nation. Three distinct policies work together ...

Mail-in ballots are out, and voting has begun in California’s June 2 primary. This election, though, is not just about who wins power. It is also a fight over who voters trust to run the system.

The national story is about which party gains seats. However, this obscures the local impact. Even if temporary, many voters ...

On Bill Maher’s HBO show last week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore took aim at closed primary systems, saying the process “has run its course” and noted that the fastest growing segment of the US electorate ...

Ask most Americans whether people should have to show ID before voting, and about 83% say yes, including majorities of ...

Independent Voter News covers elections, voter rights, and political reform from a nonpartisan perspective. Journalism that ...

The message from party leaders on both sides is predicated on a hypothetical – a “doomsday scenario” that will scare their ...

In all the drama on redistricting people are overlooking what the courts actually did: They made life miserable for extremists.