With less than two weeks to go before election day, the Public Policy Institute of California is out with a new poll. This follows a similar survey they conducted just last month.

New results show public opinion holding steady or coming in pretty much where you would expect—with a few surprises.

San Diego, CALIF.- Very quietly an initiative has been placed on the 2020 ballot that if passed, would require voters countywide to approve large housing developments in the backcountry.

As we have seen with other proposed developments that are placed on the ballot, see the "old" Lilac Hills Ranch, it is all but impossible for those projects to pass.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is officially considering a 2020 presidential run.

According to reports, Rania Batrice, a close adviser to Gabbard and deputy campaign manager on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, has been putting out feelers for digital and speechwriting staff for Gabbard.

(IVN) A bomb scare rocked the nation Wednesday, as several Democratic Party leaders and CNN received packages containing explosive devices, including the Obamas and the Clintons.

Here on IVN I've been following the escalation of partisan political violence on both sides as the midterm election this year draws near.

LANSING, MICH. - The Voters Not Politicians campaign sent out a press release Wednesday confirming that 19 radio stations in Michigan have pulled ads against its anti-gerrymandering amendment that the organization calls "misleading."

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Foundation for Independent Voter Education and the Chamberlain Project Foundation won first place in the political category at the 2018 American Civic Collaboration Awards for providing news and information to Maine voters about its landmark ranked choice voting election reform.

Maine voters are making history in the 2018 midterms as they are the first state in the nation to use ranked choice voting for US Senate and House general elections. The reform is changing the campaign dynamics in the state as candidates seek not only the first choice of voters, but the second or even third choice.

Still, there is one sticking point that is causing many voters to scratch their heads: Why can't they use the same voting method for governor and state legislative races?

San Diego, CALIF.- 1.7 million Floridians could soon have ballot access who didn't before.

Amendment 4 is a ballot initiative for the sunshine state that would allow felons the ability to vote.

The lone exception would be for those felons who have been convicted of murder and rape.

The initiative has the support of major interest groups on both the right and the left, including the ACLU and Americans For Prosperity.

San Diego, CALIF.- Add San Diego to the list of cities impacted by reports of suspicious devices.

The San Diego Union-Tribune was evacuated Wednesday morning following the discovery of a suspicious package, according to San Diego Police.

The building is located near 6th and B streets in downtown San Diego and houses additional offices other than the paper's newsroom.

Police closed 6th Avenue between A and B streets.

In any campaign, big money players get the most attention. But Democrats running in California’s seven most competitive congressional districts are vastly outraising Republicans in small-dollar donations, according to a review of campaign money compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

It’s a display of voter enthusiasm that can pay long-term dividends for beneficiaries.