Tag: Voting Reform Voting Reform articles 2018 in Review: The Year of the Voter Dec 26, 2018 December 26, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher British Columbia’s Proportional Representation Referendum Loses Fear tactics won out as voters chose to stick with the devil they know. Dec 20, 2018 December 20, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher An Oregon Voting Rights Act Could be Ticket to Fairer Voting Cities, counties, and school boards would have more power to pick better systems Dec 18, 2018 December 18, 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 Bypass Gerrymandering with a Better Voting System Redistricting is no guarantee. Proportional representation makes votes actually count. Nov 2, 2018 November 2, 2018 Anna Fahey https://www.sightline.org/author/anna-fahey/ Director of Strategic Communication The Brief and Frustrating Story of the 2001 Election in British Columbia In 2001, Liberal votes had 10 times the power of votes for other parties. Nov 1, 2018 November 1, 2018 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Senior Researcher Canada Already has 100+ Years of History with Proportional Representation Most often, it's been adopted to thwart the powers that be and give voters more voice. Oct 2, 2018 October 2, 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 Better Voting Systems Boost Turnout And they do so even more than the typical strategies you’ve probably heard about. Mar 21, 2018 March 21, 2018 Margaret Morales https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/ Researcher
