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Alaska

A Radical Idea for Fixing Congress: Proportional Representation | #alaska | #politics

For most Americans, voting for a member of Congress is one of their simplest civic duties. Every two years, they pick the candidate they like best—usually the same one they chose last time—and whoever gets the most votes will represent them and a few hundred thousand of their neighbors in the House of Representatives. In […]

Alaska

CT would have led by example with Ranked Choice Voting bill | #alaska | #politics

Bipartisan legislation to allow our political parties to use Ranked Choice Voting in Connecticut’s presidential primaries was proposed by a pair of reform-minded lawmakers — a Democrat and a Republican — during the recent session of the Connecticut General Assembly, but it did not move out of its legislative committee of cognizance. Their bill had […]

Alaska

Alaska’s election innovation – The Fulcrum | #alaska | #politics

Todd Connor and Eric Bronner are Navy veterans and co-founders ofVeterans for Political Innovation. Alaska is a unique state in many ways, including one that may surprise you: Alaska leads the way for election innovation. That’s right: while many states in the lower 48 are stuck with toxic, partisan politics and party-base controlled elections, thanks […]

Alaska

Leading the way on ranked choice voting | #alaska | #politics

Minta is a Professor in the University of Minnesota Political Science Department and a Board Member at FairVote Minnesota. As part of an effort to end divisive and negative election campaigns and polarized governance, U.S. election officials and policymakers are turning to ranked choice voting (RCV), otherwise known as instant runoff voting, to make our […]

Alaska

Democrats, GOP want the status quo. We need to move Forward. | #alaska | #politics

Whitman is a former Republican governor of New Jersey and co-chair of the Forward Party. The two dominant political parties in America don’t agree on much, but there is one thing they agree on: The system should be set up to help them maintain their power. From first-past-the-post voting and gerrymandering to limiting citizen-powered ballot […]

Alaska

We need to keep the political reform momentum going | #alaska | #politics

As 2023 draws to a close, The Fulcrum has invited leaders of democracy reform organizations to share their hopes and plans for the coming year. This is the third in the series. Caska is director of political programs for RepresentUs. For many reasons, 2022 was a resounding victory for democracy. Voters in several more cities […]

Alaska

The media needs to pay more attention to democracy reform | #alaska | #politics

Bowe writes about politics in the digital age for Democracy Through the Looking Glass. A closer look at the 2022 midterm results offers solid evidence that democratic reform efforts are a moderating political force, in a time when both the media pundits and the electorate are exhausted by the pugilistic style of politics today. This […]

Alaska

Ranked-choice voting was a winner on Election Day | #alaska | #politics

Rob Richie is president and CEO of FairVote. Amidst the postmortems about which party “won” the 2022 midterms, there’s an important story that may have a more enduring impact: the record number of Americans turning to ranked-choice voting for better choices, better campaigns and better representation. On Election Day, a record eight states, counties and […]

Mayor

Charles Maughan wins for mayor

After three weeks of waiting for ranked-choice voting results, the results are in: Charles Maughan will be Corvallis’ next mayor. Winning by an apparent 34 votes, it was unclear as of deadline whether there would be a hand recount. Results need to be certified by Dec. 5. Early election results after the Nov. 8 General […]

Alaska

Five takeaway lessons from Alaska’s first ranked choice election | #alaska | #politics

Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, laughs with Brian Jackson, election program manager, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at division headquarters in Juneau as they prepare to reveal the results of Alaska’s first ranked choice election. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Division of Elections on Friday certified the state’s Aug. […]