The National Task Force on Election Crises is a diverse, cross-partisan group of more than 50 experts in election law, election reform, and related fields. Election Reformers Network board members Avery Davis-Roberts and Larry Garber are members of this esteemed group. Elections in this country are almost always hard-fought and often contentious. Disputes as to…
July 5, 2020 Election Reformers Network (ERN) joins with democracy activists and organizations around the world in mourning the death of Lorne Craner. Mr. Craner served as foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain, longtime president of the International Republican Institute, and Assistant Secretary of State. As a tireless advocate for democracy, Mr. Craner worked…
June 22, 2020 The Election Reformers Network (ERN) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement and disadvantaged populations in the United States and around the world. Banishing racism concerns all of us because the conditions that allow for its systemic exercise are deeply rooted in the political, social, and economic fabrics of all…
We join this letter from profound love of our country, and from personal experience with what freedom and democracy in the United States symbolize for people around the world. In working to strengthen democracy and human rights overseas, we have seen nations overcome monumental crises in pursuit of freedom. So often these heroic acts have…
For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Johnson 617 794 4383 kjohnson@electionreformers.org electionreformers.org Veteran Washington Political Leaders Chris Vance and Maura Brueger Join Bi-Partisan Election Reform Effort Seattle, November 8, 2019: Two Washington state political insiders, one from a Republican background and the other Democrat, have recently joined the Advisory Council of Election Reformers Network, an…
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…
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…
