Tag: Voting Reform

Voting Reform articles

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  Proportional Representation Helps Candidates, Too

  Tired of focusing on fundraising just to keep your campaign afloat? Voters aren’t the only ones who can benefit from fairer election systems.

  Dec 1, 2021
  December 1, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

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  How Proportional Representation Gave American Voters Meaningful Representation in the 1900s

  And how racial fears and the Red Scare stopped it in its tracks.

  Oct 5, 2021
  October 5, 2021

  Jay Lee

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/

  

  Senior Research Associate, Democracy
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  Automatic Voter Registration Continues to Kick Ass in Oregon

  94 percent of eligible voters are now registered to vote and kept up-to-date.

  Aug 3, 2021
  August 3, 2021

  Kristin Eberhard

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  UPDATED: State-by-state Coronavirus Election Readiness Tracker

  States are delaying elections, expanding vote by mail, or holding elections in disarray (we're looking at you, Wisconsin).

  Apr 8, 2020
  April 8, 2020

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

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  City Club of Portland Recommends Multi-Member Districts

  The report also supports advanced voting systems.

  Feb 14, 2019
  February 14, 2019

  Kristin Eberhard

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  Utah Lawmakers Allowed Localities to Try Ranked-Choice Voting

  Washington could follow suit if it passes the Local Options Bill in 2019 session.

  Feb 4, 2019
  February 4, 2019

  Kristin Eberhard

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  Washingtonians Would Benefit from Switch to Even-Year Local Elections

  Right now, odd-year local elections are costing counties money and participation.

  Jan 29, 2019
  January 29, 2019

  Kristin Eberhard

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  2018 in Review: The Year of the Voter

  Dec 26, 2018
  December 26, 2018

  Kristin Eberhard

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  British Columbia’s Proportional Representation Referendum Loses

  Fear tactics won out as voters chose to stick with the devil they know.

  Dec 20, 2018
  December 20, 2018

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

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  An Oregon Voting Rights Act Could be Ticket to Fairer Voting

  Cities, counties, and school boards would have more power to pick better systems

  Dec 18, 2018
  December 18, 2018

  Kristin Eberhard

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

  

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