Ben Chapman

Ben is a student at the University of Illinois, a political activist and candidate, and President of Illinoisans for Ranked Choice Voting.

Creating a Fairer Voting System: It’s Time to Take Vote Splitting Seriously

Americans deserve a fair voting system If you’re like many Americans, you’ve never heard of vote splitting, yet it exerts an underlying force on American elections that has

By Ben Chapman

/ July 2, 2018

Creating a Fairer Voting System: It’s Time to Take Vote Splitting Seriously

Fixing America’s Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 2)

Recording Votes: Fixing the Electoral College Our Electoral College (EC) is out of date. Powerful coalitions exist to push for its effective abolishment and a switch to a popular vote,

By Ben Chapman

/ May 12, 2017

Fixing America’s Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 2)

Fixing America's Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 1)

Okay okay okay, you came to see a sucky website. Let’s get that over first. Here’s RangeVoting.org. It looks like a 3-year-old made it as a school

By Ben Chapman

/ May 11, 2017

Fixing America's Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 1)