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Idaho, Montana, and Washington Could Save $30 Million by Moving Local Elections to National Election Day
A preliminary estimate of potential cost savings from municipal election consolidation.
Jul 5, 2023
July 5, 2023
Alan Durning
https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/
Executive Director
What Can Portland Learn from America’s Oldest Proportional Election System?
City Councilor Burhan Azeem shares his experiences from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jun 16, 2023
June 16, 2023
Jay Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/
Senior Research Associate, Democracy
A Fairer Election System in Alaska Helped More Independents Win Office
Open primaries and ranked choice voting likely led to greater political diversity in the Alaska legislature, while their effect on age, gender, and race was less apparent.
May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023
Jeannette Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/
Alaska Research Director
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.
Mar 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
Jay Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/
Senior Research Associate, Democracy
Hey, Olympia! If You Let Them, Cities Could Double Turnout in Local Elections
The case for freeing Washington cities to run elections on Election Day.
Feb 8, 2023
February 8, 2023
Alan Durning
https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/
Executive Director
Voters Want Fewer Elections: Here’s How to Do That
California, Arizona, and Nevada have shifted to even-year elections, boosting turnout and saving money—with lessons for other states.
Jan 31, 2023
January 31, 2023
Alan Durning
https://www.sightline.org/profile/alan-durning/
Executive Director
Alaska’s Midterm Elections Yield Mixed Results (But in a Good Way)
In the state’s first full ranked choice election, the same pool of voters elected candidates from across the political spectrum.
Nov 23, 2022
November 23, 2022
Jeannette Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/
Alaska Research Director
The Democracy Reforms Coming to Cascadia
A week after Election Day, we round up the region’s ballot measures and ranked choice contests.
Nov 14, 2022
November 14, 2022
Jay Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/
Senior Research Associate, Democracy
Alaska Primary Voters Had More Choice in 2022
A larger, more diverse, and competitive candidate pool coincided with the introduction of open primaries and ranked choice voting.
Nov 4, 2022
November 4, 2022
Jeannette Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/
Alaska Research Director
Cascadians, Get Ready to Vote on Voting
A wave of democracy-related measures are on the region’s ballots this November.
Oct 28, 2022
October 28, 2022
Jay Lee
https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/
Senior Research Associate, Democracy
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