Written by Edward R. McMahon, ERN Board Vice Chair A wide variety of election management models, all of which are supposed to ensure legitimate elections, exist throughout the democratic world. It is normal that countries will choose different ways of conducting elections, as countries are in a sense, like snowflakes – no two ones are…
Published in Commonwealth Magazine, March 10, 2020 VOTERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS approached last week’s presidential primary with different views on whom to support and what issues are most critical to address this election season. Yet many shared a common emotion: frustration at a system that stifles their voice by giving them only one choice, especially with over…
Washington, DC; December 13, 2019. Election Reformers Network has received an 18-month grant to support its work to address conflicts of interest at the state chief election officer level. “This is an important but complicated and neglected area of reform, so we are thrilled to have the support of an organization with the sophistication of…
Election Reformers Network has launched an intensive evaluation into the issue of conflicts of interest for state chief election officers. The project will assess the extent to which chief election officers competing for public office or publicly supporting a competing candidate or party threaten voter confidence in the election process. If the assessment concludes that…
