Independent Voter

We’ve been called liberals. Undercover Republicans. Progressives. Socialists. Communists. Libertarians. And even Anarchists. And they’re all true.

[Independent Voter @ivn]

For months, party insiders warned California’s Top Two primary would break democracy.

Then voters showed up and proved the consultant class wrong.

@OpenPrimaryUSA says the doomsday scenario wasn’t analysis. It was manipulation dressed up as political insight. #TopTwoPrimary #IndependentVoters #CaliforniaPolitics

https://t.co/oMPeZvanYH

[Independent Voter @ivn]

In LA, @spencerpratt is running a campaign focused on the anger and frustration many voters have with City Hall.

@PaulRieckhoff explains this is what a lot of voters are looking for right now—a 'vessel' to channel anger with Trump, Democrats, city government, all of it.

And in the city's nonpartisan primary, voters were free to act on that frustration.

#LosAngeles #LAMayor #IndependentVoters #OpenPrimaries #CaliforniaPolitics

https://t.co/nuIa351MeR

[Independent Voter @ivn]

CA governor’s race raised a serious question, writes @Smart_Campaigns:

Would candidates spend less time tearing each other apart if more than two advanced to November?

That’s the argument behind #MoreChoice Voting. Check the link for more.

#CAPolitics #ElectionReform #IndependentVoters #TopTwoPrimary

https://t.co/RjlzehUQib

[Open Primaries @OpenPrimaryUSA]

2,387,859 independents locked out of closed primaries in NJ. Hear directly from a volunteer why this must change:

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Today, six states. Six primary systems. One glaring problem:

Independent voters still do not have equal access to taxpayer-funded elections across the country.
#IndependentVoters #OpenPrimaries #LetUsVote #ElectionReform

https://t.co/wXuzDHDStU

[Independent Voter @ivn]

California’s vote count doesn’t end on election night — and that’s not automatically a scandal.

Mail ballots, signature checks, ballot curing, provisional ballots, and audits are all part of the process.

IVN Editor @ThatShawnG writes the real danger is when campaigns weaponize the wait.

#CaliforniaPrimary #Election2026 #VoteByMail

https://t.co/pDuZbi1GPu

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Six states vote June 2.
Six different primary systems.
Six different answers to one basic question:

Can independent voters participate without joining a party?

The answer depends entirely on where they live.
#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters #ElectionReform #2026Midterms

https://t.co/xKdXizPLvd

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Party insiders say California voters are “souring” on Top Two.

Their own poll says 70% want to keep open primaries in some form.

That’s not erosion. That’s voters refusing to hand elections back to party bosses.
#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters #CaliforniaPolitics #ElectionReform

https://t.co/Cc3Qa31m7F

[FairVote @fairvote]

Ranked choice voting will be used in primaries this month in Maine & DC.

In other states, crowded primaries or primary runoffs will deliver unrepresentative results – problems that would be solved w/ RCV.

Learn more about RCV & June primaries ⬇️
https://t.co/7iHEBigLHT

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Top Two was never designed to serve political parties.

It was designed to serve voters.

That may be why insiders from both major parties have wanted to kill it since day one.

#IndependentVoters #TopTwoPrimary #OpenPrimaries #CaliforniaPolitics

https://t.co/RZ7mguoKSG

[Lisa Camooso Miller @camoosomiller]

It changes who runs. It changes how they govern. Even if the same person wins, they’re accountable to more voters. And they have the freedom to actually work across the aisle. @ChadPeace (@ivn) explains why on Friday Reporter — now on YouTube. https://t.co/0GakCsn8eq

[Independent Voter @ivn]

From @OpenPrimaryUSA: Open primaries used to be dismissed as a niche reform issue.

Now they’re at the center of a national fight over voter exclusion, party power, and whether taxpayer-funded elections should belong to voters — or party insiders.

#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters #ElectionReform #PrimaryReform

https://t.co/ypHYPDzzAY

[Independent Voter @ivn]

NEW INDEPENDENT VOTER PODCAST

Jeff Rabinowitz joins us to unpack how Florida's two-party system buries voting reform. AND, the closed-primary lawsuit knocking on the Supreme Court's door.

#IndependentVoters #OpenPrimaries #ElectionReform #TwoPartySystem

https://t.co/apXgLR2aqU

[Independent Voter @ivn]

New IVP Poll: Xavier Becerra leads big among Latino voters in the governor’s race.

But the bigger story is this: Latinos overwhelmingly reject a return to party-controlled primaries.

Only 22% want California to go backward.

#CAGov #LatinoVoters #OpenPrimaries #CaliforniaPolitics

https://t.co/5J3hoJSMqT

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Party insiders want California to go back to partisan primaries.

Latino voters? Not buying it.

A new IVP poll found only 22% support eliminating Top Two and returning to closed primaries. Most want to keep or improve the nonpartisan system.

#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters #CaliforniaPolitics #LatinoVoters #TopTwoPrimary

https://t.co/5J3hoJSMqT

[Lisa Camooso Miller @camoosomiller]

“The system doesn’t get better until you change the rules and the incentives.” — @ChadPeace, @ivn, on this week’s Friday Reporter. Full conversation on YouTube. 🔗 https://t.co/0GakCsn8eq

[Mike Madrid @madrid_mike]

🚨🚨Poll: New poll shows Xavier Becerra beating Tom Steyer among Latinos by 2:1 margin

Only 22% of Latino Voters Support Return to Partisan Primaries. Becerra Big Lead for Governor. https://t.co/euFsthIxOK

[Independent Voter @ivn]

The real election rigging often happens before voters cast a ballot.

Gerrymandered maps create safe seats, protect incumbents, and push politicians toward low-turnout primaries instead of the broader electorate.

Now the @ProbSolveCaucus says it wants reform.

#FairMaps #Gerrymandering #ElectionReform #IVN

https://t.co/2lwxl5XStp

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

#ThursdayThoughts re partisan #gerrymandering:
According to @ivn : "It might be that the best protection against #gerrymandering sits not in the courtroom or in the halls of Congress, but with an electorate that isn’t beholden to the parties."
https://t.co/kI7K32nfAw

[Independent Voter @ivn]

Did you know: The primary system party insiders want to undo helped produce a California Legislature where women hold 49% of seats, people of color hold 55%, and Latinos make up a third of the body for the first time.

#OpenPrimaries #TopTwoPrimary #IndependentVoters #CaliforniaPolitics #caleg

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