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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%.

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Slate: 'Maine's experiment in ranked-choice voting is a rare cause for optimism about our democracy'

US election reform took a major step forward June 12 with the successful implementation of ranked choice voting in Maine, the first-ever state-wide use of the system. Turnout was high, spoiled ballots rare and the counting process uncontroversial (though time consuming). In addition to successfully implementing ranked choice voting, Mainers also approved a ballot question committing the state to continue using the system, overturning a controversial repeal by the state legislature of Maine’s 2016 referendum vote for RCV. The Maine election was well covered by national media, and leading media outlets including The Economist, Slate, The Washington Post, the New York Times and others gave RCV strong endorsements.

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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