Articles in Democracy + Elections

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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

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  Executive Director
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  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

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  Senior Research Associate, Democracy
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  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

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  Alaska Research Director
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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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