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Thanks, Texas
Read more: Thanks, TexasThanks to the Texas State Legislature, gerrymandering is in the news. The efforts by the Texas GOP to add to their representation in the U.S. House of Representatives has triggered a backlash in states like California. While some may sympathize with Gov. Newsom, it is important to remember that what gerrymandering really does is deprive…
A Vision for Unity
Read more: A Vision for Unity(From a speech given at the Phoenix No Kings Rally, on Flag Day, June 14, 2025) The Star and Stripes is a symbol for all Americans to unite behind. It does not belong to any party or group. It represents us all. The Star and Stripes is a symbol for all Americans to unite behind. It…
Give Voters Real Choice- Restore Bipartisan Compromise
Read more: Give Voters Real Choice- Restore Bipartisan CompromisePublished in the Arizona Capitol Times- May 5th, 2025 This May 1st was punctuated by protests around the country. Whether you agree with the protestors or not, we should all agree that these protests are evidence that the system is not providing a government that represents the will of the majority of the people. We…
Open Primaries are not Enough to Save Democracy
Read more: Open Primaries are not Enough to Save DemocracyOrignially published in the Arizona Capitol Times- Feb. 19, 2025 Listening to a recent forum on the future of Arizona elections, I was surprised at the comments from two of the panelists. There seems to be quite a bit of revisionist history and wishful thinking related to the loss of Proposition 140. Prop. 140 lost…
Governor’s Bipartisan Election Task Force
Read more: Governor’s Bipartisan Election Task ForceBipartisan effort incentivizes problem-solving in elections. Voter Choice Arizona and Better Ballot Arizona congratulate the Governor’s Bipartisan Election Task Force, which voted on October 26th to approve numerous voting and election change proposals to recommend to the legislature. It is amazing what can happen when the incentive is problem-solving. That’s why Arizona needs a top 5 general…
Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 4
Read more: Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 4What’s Next for the RCV Movement? The RCV movement only continues to grow day by day. As of now, there will be two states voting on RCV in 2024: Oregon and Nevada. Nevadans passed their Final Five Voting initiated constitutional amendment back in 2022 by about 53% to 47%, but due to their state constitution…
Final Five Voting – Three Magic Reforms
Read more: Final Five Voting – Three Magic ReformsThree Magic Reforms Aficionados of the classic educational shorts from the seventies, “Schoolhouse Rock,” know full well that “Three is a Magic Number.” And just like we learned that a tripod and a table need at least three legs on which to stand, election reform that will deliver better results for Arizona must stand on…
Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 3
Read more: Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 3Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting Journey Similarly to Maine, Alaska faced numerous gubernatorial elections where the winner didn’t get a majority vote. However, the Alaska Legislature decided to take action to explore voting options. In fact, the legislature referred Measure 1, the Alaska Automatic Runoff Voting Initiative, to voters in the 2002 August primary. Unfortunately, the measure…
Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 2
Read more: Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 2Maine’s innovative bottom-up approach Maine organizers continued to face opposition from the legislature throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, so they decided to take a bottom-up approach to gain support. They pivoted to enacting RCV in local municipalities. When Portland, the state’s most populous city, was electing its decennial charter commission in 2010 to review…
Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 1
Read more: Taking the First Jump: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements – Part 1Pioneer States: Inside Alaska’s and Maine’s Successful RCV Movements “When I first tried to talk to people about ranked-choice voting (RCV), people laughed at me. They thought it was cute and funny,” said the former Maine state Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) when she first started organizing to get RCV on the Maine ballot. Fast forward…