Chad Peace

Attorney and IVC Media president Chad Peace focuses on election reform. He helped pass CA’s top-two primary and San Diego’s Measure K. His work analyzes how system design and structural reforms can give independent voters a more meaningful voice.

Third Party Advocates Opposing Top Two

From FreeandEqual.org: A Back Room Budget Deal earlier this year means the so-called "Top-Two" Primary will be voted on by California citizens. The vote would institute a

By Chad Peace

July 15, 2009

What People are Saying about the “Top Two” Primary

Los Angeles Times Editorial - February 20, 2009: A ballot measure to adopt open primaries, in which voters would cast their in a single primary and the top two finishers

By Chad Peace

February 26, 2009

What People are Saying about the “Top Two” Primary

Non-Partisan Primary Catching Steam

A multi-firm team of CAIVP attorneys including a constitutional law specialist have completed work on a revised open "top two" primary proposal modeled after the state of Washington.

By Chad Peace

February 16, 2009

Cooper: Obama staff encouraged defiance of Pelosi

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) -- one of the lead Blue Dogs -- made a startling admission to lefty Liberadio today, suggesting the White House quietly encouraged him to buck House

By Chad Peace

February 4, 2009

Cooper: Obama staff encouraged defiance of Pelosi

Taxation Without Representation

Yesterday, I wrote an article titled "America: Land of the Czar?" which presented my worries that America is indirectly handing over its representative government authority to unelected officials

By Chad Peace

December 12, 2008

America: The Land of the Czar?

Americans have traditionally respected private property and individual rights, rejecting elitism and excessive power. We reject unchecked power, generally associated with partisan elitist states and political institutions that take rights

By Chad Peace

December 10, 2008

With Soaring Budget Deficits, will California go the Way of the Chicago Machine?

On December 2nd, rationalized as a quick fix to the budget deficit, Mayor Richard Daley said that the City of Chicago had agreed to Lease all 36,000 Chicago metered

By Chad Peace

December 4, 2008

With Soaring Budget Deficits, will California go the Way of the Chicago Machine?

Is Barack Obama Santa Claus?

I remember when I was a kid, my mother got me a checkbook and a home "savings account" and told me that I had to learn to manage

By Chad Peace

November 17, 2008

Bailouts & The Monetary Policy of Fraud

There are many economists,politicians, and journalists that think they have a miraculous way to makebailouts work. Thus far, our government and Federal Reserve Bank have limitedthe bailout debate to

By Chad Peace

November 14, 2008

California: A Roller Coaster Ride for Gay Chickens

California's gay chickens were shocked with mix emotionslast Tuesday in California. Early in thenight, gay chickens all over the state were ecstatic as the results came inover Proposition2,

By Chad Peace

November 12, 2008

California: A Roller Coaster Ride for Gay Chickens

Proposition 8 and Voluntary Contracts

Last Tuesday, California'svoters passed a constitutional amendment stripping the ability of gay personsto enter into a marriage contract. The final ballots have been tallied, but theheated debate over

By Chad Peace

November 11, 2008

Where Have Your Bailout Dollars Gone?

There is an interesting article from Bloomberg today on the Fed's refusal to identify the recipients of nearly $2 trillion dollars worth of emergency loans. This is why

By Chad Peace

November 10, 2008