Global expertise in support of U.S. election reform

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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Teaching our Grinches the True Meaning of Democracy

By Kevin Johnson and Nick Penniman, Published by Independent Voter News, December 20, 2018

The rebuked political leaders in these states might have looked a bit like the Grinch hearing that singing down in Whoville. “Maybe democracy isnt just about which side wins,” they might have said, “maybe it means a little bit more.”

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Perhaps the most important words of George Bush’s presidency were those he delivered on election night 1992: “The people have spoken and we respect the majesty of the democratic system.” Democracy requires many things but none more important than this willing departure from power.

Are we losing this key ingredient to democracy? Read the full article here.