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Proportional Representation

Whatcom County Eyes a Prime Election Upgrade

Proportional representation would deliver fairer representation for voters countywide.
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Portland Election Delivers City’s Most Representative Council Ever

Proportional ranked choice voting lived up to the promises of the voter-approved charter reform.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?

Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city.
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Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help

But proportional ranked choice voting would reliably give voters of color a voice in City Hall.
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