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LEGAL WORK

IVP's Legal Work

IVP doesn't just advocate for reform. We write it into law and fight for it in the courtroom. Two tracks, one mission: every voter deserves an equally meaningful vote at every stage of the public election process.

8
landmark cases across both tracks
40M
voters protected by our reforms
15+
years of legal action
5
states where we've fought
Our Approach

The state created the problem. We created the solution.

The state created a conflict between party rights and voter rights the moment it decided to run partisan primaries with public funds. Parties have a right to associate — but voters have a right to participate. When the government administers the election, it cannot let one right override the other without providing a remedy.

IVP's two tracks address that conflict directly. Through authored initiatives, we write legislation that resolves it at the ballot box. Through litigation, we assert that courts cannot allow party rights to exclude voters from the most meaningful stage of the public election process.

Each case builds on the last. Every precedent we set makes the next reform harder to challenge and easier to replicate in other states.

Legal Playbook
1

Author Legislation

Draft reform with constitutional backing from day one

2

Pass It

Build coalitions, pass reform, win at the ballot

3

Defend It

When opponents sue, we're ready — and we win

4

Expand the Precedent

Each victory creates legal groundwork for the next state

40M+
voters in open primaries
Both Passed
Authored Initiatives

Authored Initiatives

IVP doesn't just advocate for reform — we write the actual legislation. From California's Proposition 14 to San Diego's Measure K, our authored initiatives have reshaped how millions of voters participate in elections.

IVP authored California's Proposition 14 — the nation's first statewide Top-Two open primary
San Diego Measure K opened city elections to all voters regardless of party
Both initiatives survived multiple federal legal challenges
6
federal cases filed & defended
Active
In the Courtroom

In the Courtroom

When partisan interests challenge voter rights, IVP fights back. Our goal is to establish a legal precedent that every voter, regardless of political party, has an equally meaningful right to vote at every stage of the public election process.

Cases filed in NJ, CA, FL, and NY challenge exclusionary taxpayer-funded primaries
Polelle v. Florida advanced voter rights to a Supreme Court petition
IVP defeated two separate federal challenges to California's Top-Two primary

Legal reform is expensive.
Help fund the next case.

Your donation directly funds the legal action that makes reform durable. Every precedent we set protects voters in every state that follows.