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Al Vanderklipp
Al Vanderklipp
Portland Election Delivers City’s Most Representative Council Ever
Proportional ranked choice voting lived up to the promises of the voter-approved charter reform.
What Oregonians Need to Know About Ranked Choice Voting
Mitigating spoiler candidates and other upsides for Beaver State elections.
Mirroring the Nation, Voter Turnout Dropped in Alaska’s 2022 Election
How a democracy data analyst assesses changes in voter turnout.
‘Majority Rules’ Brings Election Reform to the Big Screen
The documentary digs into Alaska’s 2022 launch of open primaries and ranked choice voting—and how the changes shook up the status quo.
What Can Portland Learn from America’s Oldest Proportional Election System?
City Councilor Burhan Azeem shares his experiences from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Ranked Choice Voting Would Help Oregonians Vote for their True Favorite
HB 2004 in Oregon’s House of Representatives could bring voters more voice and more choice.
Yes, Oregon, There Is a Way to Build Enough Homes
The state has done it before—with more apartments and even a smaller construction workforce.
The Democracy Reforms Coming to Cascadia
A week after Election Day, we round up the region’s ballot measures and ranked choice contests.
Cascadians, Get Ready to Vote on Voting
A wave of democracy-related measures are on the region’s ballots this November.
Ten Things Portlanders Should Know About Multi-Member Districts
They’re more familiar than you might think.
Summer Recap: Changing Portland’s City Charter
Where ballot measure 26-228's reforms stand, less than two months from Election Day.
San Juan County (WA) Council Blocks Ranked Choice Voting and Other Charter Amendments from November Ballot
In a setback for county residents and democracy reforms sprouting up across Cascadia, Councilors claimed without explanation that the amendments did not comply with provisions of the Charter.