Open Primaries

Republicans Lose Big on Redistricting Gamble, Brown Moves Forward

William Bradley | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Political Reform, Open Primaries, Redistricting, 2012 Elections, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Elections, Renewable Energy, High Speed Rail, Jerry Brown, California Politics, Jerry Brown Taxes, California Taxes, California Citizens Redistricting Commission, Los Angeles News

The California Republican Party put most of its remaining marbles on a desperate bid to derail the Citizens Redistricting Commission. That effort ended in abject failure on Friday.

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Will open primaries shake up politics in Arizona -- And The West?

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Open Primaries, Arizona Politics, Arizona, Elections 2012, Arizona Primary, 2012 Election, offthebus2012, Offthebus, Politics News

Open primaries--where all candidates regardless of party affiliation are listed on one ballot--would give voters (not political parties) a greater voice in government.

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America's Two Political Reform Movements

Harry Kresky | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Political Reform, Open Primaries, Independent Voters, Top Two Primary, Open Primary, Reform Primary System, Obama Appointments, Politics News

If the White House only resists the partisanship of the Republicans, and never challenges the partisanship of both parties, it can have a hollow ring.

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How Obama Can Be a Non-Partisan President

Jacqueline Salit | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Nonpartisan, Jackie Salit, Jacqueline Salit, Federal Elections Commission, Independent Voters, Top Two, Obama, Partisanship, Politics News

Independents have made it plain enough that they don't like partisanship, they don't like ideological dogmatism and they don't like.... well, parties. Even if they vote for them.

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Democracy and the Institutions of Democracy

Harry Kresky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Independent Voters, Independents, Independent Party, Politics News

Significantly, the first institution the pundits call for in Egypt is political parties. But here in America the people are fed up with the role the parties are playing in our democracy.

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Recalling Schwarzenegger's Tenure as Governor

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Open Primaries, Politics, Redistricting, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bonds, Budget, Ethics, Environment, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles News

Like it or not, the Governator will not "be back." But behind all the rhetorical noise, it is worth asking, what does Arnold's tenure mean for the future of California?

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The Reform Agenda -- Red Pills, Blue Agendas and the Neo-Johnsons

Edward Headington | Posted 05.25.2011

You do not have to have read George Orwell to know that one of the most abused words in the English language is "reform." It is almost as bad as our penchant for reviving old labels with the word "neo."

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Why FairVote Opposes California's Prop 14 - But Seeks Reform

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Top-Two-Primary, Proportional Representation, Instant Runoff Voting, California, Politics News

FairVote's Board of Directors recently voted to oppose Proposition 14 on the ballot this June in California. Here is our statement. Many Californian...

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Schwarzenegger: More States Should Open Primaries

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commended California voters Wednesday for dumping the state's partisan primary system and predicted fed...

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2010 California Primaries: Voters OK Open Primaries, Reject PG&E

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 14, Open Primaries, Proposition 16, Proposition 14, Prop 16, California Open Primaries, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Blaming political parties for California's dysfunction, voters dumped the state's partisan primary but got no guarantee it would c...

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Move On, MoveOn!

Jacqueline Salit | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Indpendent Voters, Jackie Salit, Independent Party, Nonpartisan Elections, Jason Olson, Prop 14, Harry Kresky, Politics News

MoveOn.org should "move in" with the progressive wing of the independent movement. Together we can fix our democracy by backing the structural political reforms which give power to the people, not to the parties.

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Why Independents Are Right and Ralph Nader Is Wrong About Proposition 14

Harry Kresky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Independents, Open Primary, Prop 14, Independent Voters, Top Two Primary, Harry Kresky, Proposition 14, Ralph Nader, Politics News

Prop 14 would allow all voters, whether affiliated with a party or not, to vote in an all-inclusive first round in which every candidate is listed on the ballot with their party preference next to their name.

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A Message to Michael (Smerconish)

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Primaries, Gop, Closed Primaries, Democratic Party, Change Parties, Smerconish, Raging Moderates of the Reasonable Center, Politics News

By opting out of the GOP, as much as I am loathe to say it, Smerconish is hurting the country as a whole. He is giving these people more power than they deserve to have, at least in Pennsylvania.

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