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The founders of Election Reformers Network have worked to support more than 1,000 election processes overseas.

We have seen how improving the rules of democracy can reduce polarization, increase citizen buy-in, and improve policy outcomes.

We seek to support similar changes in the US.

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We are not a fundamentally divided people,

but we need to fix our rules.

The U.S. ranks 90th out of 112 countries in confidence in the honesty of elections.

Source: Gallup Polls

U.S Elections rank last among all Western Democracies in Electoral Integrity.

Source: Electoral Integrity Project

The average U.S. Congressional approval rating from 2012 to present is 15.9%.

Source: Gallup Polls

Laboratories of Democracy at Work: A Comparison of the 2018 Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Initiatives

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A great night for election reform! Victory in at least 10 out of 12 ballot Initiatives

In an election of mixed messages and political indications, one thing was clear last night: by large majorities, in a wide range of states, voters supported improvements to our elections and our democracy. The 2018 midterm elections are the signal to the reform movement in the United States that our time has come.

ERN Supports Documentary Film Highlighting Maine Voters' Fight for RCV

In late June, Election Reformers Network gave a grant to support the production of The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting, a film documenting the recent RCV movement in Maine. Scotty Vercoe, a musician and activist deeply involved in the RCV movement, has teamed up with veteran documentary filmmaker Julie Mallozzi to tell this dramatic story of a few committed individuals starting a spark that is taking off across the nation. The film highlights the struggle to open up our political system to improve fairness. RCV strengthens voters’ voices, particularly from minority and third-party constituencies.

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