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"Contact us today to get connected to our network of independent voter groups below. Together we're making a difference."
Email National Coordinators: Nancy Ross or Fran Miller
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Independent groups
CUIP is motivating and training an activist network of independent leaders who are building local organizations throughout the country.
AL, Independent Alabama
CA, IndependentVoice.Org
CT, Independent Party
CO, Colorado Independent Voters
DC, District of Columbia Independents for Citizen Control
FL, Sunshine Independents
GA, Georgia Committee of Independent Voters
GA, iMove
IA, Independent Voters of Iowa
ID, America Independent Movement
IL, United Independents of Illinois
IN, Independent Hoosiers
KS, Wichita Metro Political Independent Voice of Kansas
KY, Kentucky Independent Voters
MA, Massachusetts Coalition of Independent Voters
MD, Free State Independents
ME, Committee for an Independent Voice
MO, SW Missouri Progressive Independents
NC Indeendents for Change
NH, Committee for an Independent Voice
NJ, Committee for an Independent New Jersey
NY, Independence Party
OH, Independent Voters Alliance (OHIVA)
OK, Independent Voters of SW Oklahoma
OR, Committee for an Independent Voice
PA, Independent Pennsylvanians
SC, Independence Party of South Carolina
TN, Tennessee Independent Voters
TX, Independent Texans
VT, Vermont Committee for an Independent Voice
WI, Wisconsin Group for an Independent Voice (WiGiv)
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Action Alert: Open all Primaries to Independents. In 18 states, independents cannot vote in the presidential primaries. Let's tell the parties and the pundits that independents must be included at every stage of our elections! Click here to take action.  |
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Donate. "I'm a donor because I refuse to be labeled and patronized by the ruling parties. The time is here for Independents to assist in the evolution of the two party system to something that resembles what people really want from their politicians." Margarita Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) |
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Free E-publication for Independents. Talk/Talk is the fun, feisty and philosophical weekly e-publication for independents by two of the movement's leading strategists. Read This Week's Issue. |
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Arizona Independent Voters Submit Testimony in Support of Open Primary Bill. Arizona has over 725,000 voters registered as independent or unaffiliated -- 27% of the total electorate. Senate Bill 1015 would open the states presidential primaries to independents. |
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Pennsylvania Independents Speak Out. "It's akin to taxation without representation" Stephen Bouikidis, chairman of Independent Pennsylvanians, said Friday. "The primaries are paid for with taxpayer money. It isn't fair, you're leaving people out." Click to read article. |
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Missouri Independents. In 2006 Kim Wright (on right) ran as an independent for the Missouri state legislature and received 36% of the vote. The Republican incumbent she challenged promptly introduced legislation to make it more difficult for independents to run. This same bill has now been taken up by a Democrat in the State House. Send your State Senator a letter today! |
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Helen Blocker-Adams Hosts Independents on Augusta Radio. She who ran as an independent for the GA legislature and received over 30% of the vote. Now she regularly hosts independents on her popular radio program and builds the network as an active member of iMove. Read more about Georgia Independents |
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Kim Wright, Founder of Independent Voter Group in Oklahoma. "Like a lot of people, Kim Wright is sick of politics as usual. But unlike most people, she decided to do something about it." So writes the Lawton Constitution. "The Altus woman, who works as a mental health professional by day, is coordinator of the Organized Independent Voters of Southwest Oklahoma. Read about Kim's open letter to the Governor. |
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New Hampshire Independents Make Their Voices Heard. Activists with the NH Committee for an Independent Voice ("NH-CIV") hosted a forum for independents on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Alpine Groves in Hollis, NH. CUIP President Jackie Salit - a leading strategist for the independent political movement - was the featured speaker. Presidential candidates Rep. Dennis Kucinich and former Senator Mike Gravel also addressed the gathering. Read coverage in the Nashua Telegraph.  |
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Idaho Independent Mitch Campbell Reports from the Twin Falls County Fair. Mitch Campbell, founder of the American Independent Movement, spoke with hundreds of fair-goers over Labor Day weekend."The response I have received has been positive, overwhelming and humbling," said Mitch. Click here to read Mitch's story and press coverage. |
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Independents at Democracy in America Conference. Nancy Ross, CUIP's Director of Special Projects, attended the Democracy in America conference and reports. Read more.  |
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Independents at Claim Democracy Conference. Harry Kresky (pictured on right with US Term Limits and Initiative & Referendum champion Paul Jacob) led a workshop on the subject of fusion-voting and the Independence Party experience in NY at a conference on political reform sponsored by FairVote and 60 other organizations. Read more.  |
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Oregon Open Primary Initiative Relaunches for 2008. Opening up partisan primaries to independent voters is a litmus test issue on the political reform front and now Phil Keisling, a former Oregon Secretary of State, is planning an effort to put an open primary initiative on the ballot in November 2008. Read more. |
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Independents Meet with Kucinich. A team of New Hampshire independents met with presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich Saturday night (8/25) in Bedford, NH at the office of Russ Ouellette, a leader of The Committee for an Independent Voice (NH-CIV). Ouellette and CIV-NH leaders Betty Ward and Andre Gibeau sat down with the candidate and his wife Elizabeth to lay out their concerns about partisan control of the political process and to discuss the aims of the independent movement. Kucinich presented his record as one of having fought the political machine of his own party, notably on the Iraq war policy. The candidate accepted an invitation to participate in an upcoming forum organized by CIV-NH at Alpine Grove in Hollis in mid-October.The meeting with the three New Hampshire independents was arranged by California's IndependentVoice.org co-chair Jim Mangia (pictured), a longtime figure in the independent political movement, who has helped Kucinich shape the pro-democracy, pro-independent thrust of his candidacy. Mangia is guiding Kucinich through a series of sit-downs with independent leaders to better acquaint him with the concerns and political reform agenda of independent voters. Mangia has been influential in persuading Kucinich to reach out to independent voters in open primary states. Last week, the Kucinich campaign issued a press release stating he intends to seek the support of independent voters. The former national secretary of the Reform Party and current President and CEO of St. John's Well Child Center, Mangia hosted a forum on healthcare in mid-August attended by 250 social service professionals and Kucinich at the acclaimed health clinic in Los Angeles. See excerpts from the gathering on YouTube . |
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Support the Voting Rights of Independents. Lobby Congress and the US Justice Department. Write to Congress and the Justice Department and urge them to open an investigation into violations to independent voters rights by the New York State Independence Party. |
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Independents Take Action Against Exclusionary Debate. CUIP mobilized independents to write letters to AARP, Iowa Public Television and PBS urging the inclusion of former Senator Mike Gravel and Rep. Dennis Kucinich who were excluded from the presidential forum in Davenport, Iowa. Click here to read more |
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2007 National Conference of Independents. Hosted by CUIP political director Jackie Salit, 500 independents from 31 states gathered in New York City for a day long event featuring an in-depth look at how independents can increase visibility and influence in the political process. |
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The Southern Regional Conference of Independents. Georgia Independent Voters ("GIV") co-chair Murray Dabby (right) with independent broadcaster Rob Redding of www.reddingnewsreview.com were among 50 who attended the Southern Regional Conference of Independents in Atlanta, GA. |
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2003 National Conference of Independents. 3 hours, 5 minutes CSPAN broadcast covering two panels and an audience Q & A session. New York City January 19, 2003.  |
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