Members of North Carolina Independents, a non-partisan association of unaffiliated voters, plan to picket in downtown Greensboro Tuesday to protest barriers to access for independent candidates and voters. UNC Greensboro professor Omar Ali is a founder of the group.

Independent voters are coming together in Ohio to play a role in the mid-term elections, but it's not the role we are usually cast in by the media as "swing voters."

Independent voters are coming together in Ohio to play a crucial role in the midterm elections, but it's not our typical "swing voter" role. Instead, on primary day, May 6, we'll be working to be visible at a time when we are most invisible.

Protesters will be picketing some Philadelphia-area polling places next month. Independent voters are irritated because they're prevented from casting ballots in the primary election.