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

ERN’s Kevin Johnson leads a podcast discussion of reforms to the electoral college, campaign finance, redistricting, and ranked choice voting

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What’s new at Election Reformers Network

New film amplifies electoral college proposal from ERN

Election Reformers Network is proud to host the work of independent documentary filmmaker Kevin Bowe on our website. The most recent, Solving the Chaos Conundrum of the Electoral College, highlights ERN’s Top-Two Proportional proposal, with insights from experts like Lawrence Lessig and Alex Keyssar.

The American Spring series as a whole details the history of the weak points in our democracy, and the people-powered efforts to reform our systems to better represent the people of the United States. The first three films in the series highlight campaign finance issues, ranked choice voting.

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How the rest of the world avoided COVID election chaos

We’re not the only country holding elections during Covid-19. But a look at what has happened elsewhere presents a dramatic contrast with the United States, where public-health decisions became a partisan legal conflict.

Queensland, Australia, will hold a state parliament election on Oct. 30, with the Electoral Commission of Queensland in charge. The ECQ is an independent statutory body, and it used its authority to roll out expanded early voting and a longer application period for postal ballots. The commission also expanded a new vote-by-phone system for people who can’t make it to the polls. None of these changes needed approval by the Queensland Parliament, and none were challenged in court.

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Global expertise in support of U.S. election reform