National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

The Election Wave No One Is Talking About

While there’s lots of talk about “red waves” and “blue waves,” what really deserves the headlines is the “reform wave” that’s sweeping the country. From coast to coast,

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

November 17, 2022

Following the Science (with Aaron Hamlin)

Aaron Hamlin is the co-founder and executive director of The Center for Election Science, a nonprofit that is probably best known as a champion of an alternative voting method

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

April 15, 2022

Seeking Approval in Utah (with Nate Allen)

We're joined by Nate Allen, founder and Executive Director of Utah Approves, to discuss Approval Voting and his perspective on changing the incentives of our elections.

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

March 21, 2022

Pro-Democracy Reformers Gear Up for 2022 Midterms

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2021 Virtual Summit on December 10. We celebrated tremendous milestones this year and set the stage for an exciting 2022 election cycle. I

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

December 16, 2021

A New Generation of Citizens (with Elizabeth Clay Roy)

We've all heard that "children are our future," but few organizations have connected that sentiment to democracy building like Generation Citizen. Their CEO Elizabeth Clay Roy

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

November 10, 2021

A New Promise to America

Following the Citizens United v FEC decision in 2010, attorney Jeff Clements began to strategize how to correct the mistakes that had been made. The ruling had opened the door

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

September 29, 2021

Building Bigger Bridges (with Debilyn Molineaux)

Debilyn Molineaux's name is synonymous with cross-partisan bridge building and the importance of civil dialogue in a democratic society. In this episode with visit with Debilyn about

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

September 22, 2021

Gaining An Outside Perspective On Our Broken Democracy

John Palmer works in finance; his friend, Bruce Goldberg, works in health care. Although their careers have little to do with politics or political reform, over time they came to

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

September 15, 2021

Changing the incentives In Our Politics (with John Pudner)

A reformed political operative himself, John Pudner founded Take Back Our Republic to work on reforming American democracy so that politicians are incentivized by good governance rather than foreign money

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

September 2, 2021

Democracy: There's An App For That

Special guests technology gurus Sara Gifford and Victor Allis tell us about their app, ActiVote, which helps people increase their civic engagement by completing meaningful, daily actions.

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

August 23, 2021

An Appetite for Corruption (with Josh Silver)

Who exactly do politicians work for, anyway? To answer that, we're joined by Josh Silver, co-founder and executive director of RepresentUs, an organization that brings together conservatives,

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

August 4, 2021

Hope For All Voters (with Chad Peace)

Chad Peace is a nationally recognized leader in election law, voter rights, and a legal strategist for the Independent Voter Project. We discuss his background, the rise of independent voters,

By National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers

July 23, 2021