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Shawn Griffiths

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Shawn Griffiths

    Pennsylvania House Votes to Open Primaries — While 63 Legislative Races Have No November Contest (opens the original)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. —A bill that would open Pennsylvania’s taxpayer-funded primary elections to roughly 1.5 million independent voters passed the state Assembly Tuesday, despite vocal opposition from both sides of the political side. House Bill 280 cleared the chamber in a 115-88 vote. The legislation would implement semi-open primaries, meaning registered party members have to vote in their respective party’s primary, but independent voters can choose between a Republican and Democratic ballot. Six

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Shawn Griffiths

    217 Million Voters, One Chat Box: New AI Tool Opens Up the Voter File (opens the original)

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    SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Want to know how many independent voters live in a particular congressional district? Or get more specific and break down independent voters by demographics like age and gender or how many voted in the last two primaries. Until now, getting this information required access to specialized software, vendor contracts, and someone who knew how to query the voter file. However, a new platform launched Tuesday that wants to change all of that. L2 and IVC Media announced Voter Count,

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Shawn Griffiths

    3 More Cities Are About to Put Ranked Choice Voting to the Test (opens the original)

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    On November 3, ranked choice voting will appear on the ballot in 3 cities: In two of these cases, Irvine and Longmont, voters could add to the growing number of cities in their state that use the reform. In California, 7 cities have already adopted ranked choice voting (RCV). Colorado is not far behind with 5. But in Honolulu, its residents have a chance to make history. Currently, no city in Hawaii uses RCV. The state capital could be the first. Each proposal also represents an additional test

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Shawn Griffiths

    9% of Voters Already Picked Your Congress. A New Poll Says Everyone Else Is Fed Up (opens the original)

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    The 2026 midterms are still weeks away, but for most Americans the outcome of their congressional race has already been decided, and they had little or no say in it. Now, new polling finds that voters are not satisfied with the process that gave them their November choices. IVN has written thousands of articles (literally) about the impact partisan primaries have on elections and the political process in the US. This includes how in every election cycle 90% of US House races are effectively dete

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Shawn Griffiths

    AI Is Now Running a Super PAC. Its Target? Control of the US Senate (opens the original)

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    The influence of AI is growing. It has already entered American politics through campaign ads, fundraising, voter outreach, and opposition research. Now, a newly announced super PAC in New Hampshire will attempt to influence who controls the US Senate. And it will largely be run using artificial intelligence. New Hampshire political activist Aaron Day launched StarkFreedom on Tuesday, which will spend up to $2.5 million supporting third-party candidates in four competitive Senate races. The obje

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