Amy Tobia

Amy is a local leader for Represent.Us, a grassroots organization focused on election reform, voting rights and anti-corruption initiatives nationwide.

More Choice Voting Would Have Saved San Diego $4.6 Million in County Supervisor Special Election

South Bay voters are navigating a monsoon of negative, and often misleading, political ads tied to the July 1 runoff election for San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors. But here’s the kicker: taxpayers are footing a $4.6 million bill for this completely unnecessary second round of voting.

By Amy Tobia

/ June 3, 2025

More Choice Voting Would Have Saved San Diego $4.6 Million in County Supervisor Special Election

Public Financing Lets Voters Choose Who Runs, Not Just Who Wins

Voters have the power to decide who wins on election day, but only a small percentage of them decide who will be on the ballot. For our democracy to not

By Amy Tobia

/ August 10, 2021

Public Financing Lets Voters Choose Who Runs, Not Just Who Wins

We Need to Avoid a Managed Democracy — An Election Where the Incumbent Never Loses

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us The New York Times ran a story recently about Marina Udgodskaya, a

By Amy Tobia

/ October 28, 2020

We Need to Avoid a Managed Democracy — An Election Where the Incumbent Never Loses

How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption and Create Change

Represent San Diego and Independent Voter Project presented a screening of Daniel Falconer’s award-winning anti-corruption documentary, "UnRepresented," to an audience of 120 democracy reform advocates and concerned

By Amy Tobia

/ October 21, 2020

How Engaged Citizens Can End Corruption and Create Change

'Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy' Offers Americans a Message of Hope

This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us It’s not often that a serious book about politics is written

By Amy Tobia

/ September 23, 2020

'Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy' Offers Americans a Message of Hope

The Hero Who Will Reform Our Democracy Is You

This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us. On one night in San Diego, volunteers were writing postcards to voters and wondering

By Amy Tobia

/ August 15, 2020

The Hero Who Will Reform Our Democracy Is You