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Moderate Republicans are figuring out how to defang the Trump faction using RCV
In state after state, ranked choice voting is in the middle of a battle for the heart and soul of the GOP
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Steven Hill
A hot summer of wildfires underscores the urgency of responsive democracy
Different political systems are coping better or worse with the climate crisis. America's "winner take all" electoral system flunks the test
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Steven Hill
Interview with Blair Bobier on Oregon emerging as nation’s trailblazer for political reform
Longtime reform leader tells what led to recent reform victories, his advice for other states, his views on OR's use of fusion voting, and what has…
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Steven Hill
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LA needs to consider using Proportional Representation for city council elections
Letter to City Council President Paul Krekorian from former Santa Monica Mayor Michael Feinstein: "Los Angeles faces a historic opportunity for…
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Mike Feinstein
Philly mayoral election struggles to pick popular winner
An “instant runoff” would have produced a majority winner in a single election; instead, the “plurality-wins-all” election delivers a weak winner’s…
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Rob Richie
Taxes, primaries and expulsions, oh my!
Winner-take-all-palooza: taxpayers' money wasted on runoffs and primaries, and politics turns toxic with expulsion of legislators in Tennessee. But what…
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Rob Richie
The 2024 blame game has already begun
Without ranked choice voting, a large field of presidential candidates could split the vote and spoil each other, frustrating voters as well as majority…
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Rob Richie
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