Tag: Democracy Reform Democracy Reform articles Of 60 Oregon Councils, School Boards, All but Two Underrepresent People of Color Even in cities, counties, and school districts with high numbers of people of color, elected officials are mostly white. Dec 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher Midterms 2018 Prove Voters are Hungry for Democracy Reform Success of anti-gerrymandering and anti-corruption measures signal voters are ready for bigger, better voting upgrades. Nov 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher 6 Things Americans Should Know about British Columbia’s Voting Referendum Starting with 'Yes, US voters should care about it.' Oct 23, 2018 October 23, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher The Democracy Solution You Didn’t Know You Wanted Polling snapshot: US voters hungry for solutions they've likely never heard of Oct 16, 2018 October 16, 2018 Anna Fahey https://www.sightline.org/author/anna-fahey/ Director of Strategic Communication ProRep Could Protect BC Voters from a ‘Doug Ford’ Outcome Ontario's Premier won with only 40 percent support; Proportional Representation would prevent that. Sep 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher Ranked-Choice Voting Protects Voters’ Voices by Increasing Participation in Each Round Voters are more likely to rank multiple candidates in one election than to "vote for one" in multiple elections. Mar 27, 2018 March 27, 2018 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Researcher RCV Increases Voter Participation, Which Far Outweighs Small Uptick in Voter Error Overvoting and undervoting are not as pronounced in ranked-choice voting compared to plurality voting. Mar 26, 2018 March 26, 2018 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Researcher Cascadia’s Recent Democracy Wins 2018 has already been a good year for democracy reform. Mar 19, 2018 March 19, 2018 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Researcher A State Bill to Let Washington Localities Choose a Better Voting System The Local Options Bill gives power back to local voters. Jan 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers Are Changing the Campaign Trail for Candidates and City Residents Candidates rely on small donations from donors across the city. Nov 28, 2017 November 28, 2017 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Researcher 1 2 3 4 Next »
