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Ranked Choice Voting

Ranked Choice Voting Back on in Maine and Promising for Other States

Kevin Johnson

With the help of hundreds of chilly volunteers, and a last minute appearance from rock star John Fishman, the Committee for Ranked Choice gathered and submitted 80,000 signatures Friday to the Maine Secretary of State, and as a result a promising voting reform will be in use at a state-wide level for the first time…

Surge in candidates for 2018 elections likely to expose voting system weakness

Kevin Johnson

The 2018 election season is sure to offer plenty of political drama – and plenty of anxiety for people concerned about our democracy. Alongside well-established issues like gerrymandering, money in elections, and voter access, 2018 will highlight a weakness in our system that hasn’t received much attention: the problem of crowded races decided by simple…

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