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Surprising Salt Lake City – multiracial democracy in an unlikely place
Ranked choice voting elections have brought diverse representation to one of the nation’s most conservative states...just like it has in New York City…
Mar 22
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Steven Hill
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The world starts preparing for Trump 2.0
What would a second Trump presidency mean for our European and other allies?
Mar 7
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Steven Hill
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The world starts preparing for Trump 2.0
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January 2024
2024 may be a breakout year for Ranked Choice Voting
Across the nation, RCV will be on the ballot in a number of states and cities -- and already it has won 27 city and four statewide ballot measures in a…
Jan 4
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Steven Hill
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November 2023
How did Israel’s government become so right-wing?
Does the Israeli electoral system of proportional representation result in unstable coalitions and elected extremists?
Nov 15, 2023
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Steven Hill
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How did Israel’s government become so right-wing?
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September 2023
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
Sep 28, 2023
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Steven Hill
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Moderate Republicans are figuring out how to defang the Trump faction using RCV
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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
Sep 7, 2023
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Steven Hill
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A hot summer of wildfires underscores the urgency of responsive democracy
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July 2023
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…
Jul 18, 2023
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Steven Hill
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Interview with Blair Bobier on Oregon emerging as nation’s trailblazer for political reform
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June 2023
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…
Jun 28, 2023
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Mike Feinstein
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LA needs to consider using Proportional Representation for city council elections
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May 2023
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…
May 25, 2023
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Rob Richie
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Philly mayoral election struggles to pick popular winner
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April 2023
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…
Apr 20, 2023
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Rob Richie
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Taxes, primaries and expulsions, oh my!
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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…
Apr 6, 2023
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Rob Richie
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The 2024 blame game has already begun
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March 2023
Another shooting. Another crazy day in Winner-Take-All land
America’s winner-take-all elections bedevil common sense and ensure "minority rule" and a vast gap between public opinion and policy
Mar 28, 2023
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Steven Hill
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Another shooting. Another crazy day in Winner-Take-All land
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