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

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Recording Votes: Fixing the Electoral College Our Electoral College (EC) is out of date.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 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

By Ben Chapman

May 11, 2017