<div><p>Our electoral system is broken. Just look at the U.S. House of Representatives. Only a tiny fraction of seats are competitive, and the results leave out far too many voters. Case in point: almost two years out, we can project the results in over 80 percent of seats for the 2020 elections.</p

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<div><p>The 2018 midterms saw the highest turnout in a non-presidential national election&nbsp;<a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/2018-turnout-was-the-highest-of-any-midterm-since-1914.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">since universal suffrage</a>. This historic high stands in stark contr

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<div><p>Our country stands divided, now more than ever.</p><p>But whether red or blue, young or old, rural or urban, voters share a common interest in expanding their choices at the ballot box while protecting majority outcomes.</p><p>These ideals fueled the flames for a ranked choice voting revolut

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<div><p>We need to talk about Florida.</p><p>The Sunshine State is holding three statewide recounts: for governor, U.S. senator, and state agricultural commissioner. (This does not count the three other recounts in state legislative races). To put this number in perspective, between 2000 and 2015, t

The Florida Problem: Recounts Matter, but Don't Bet on Different Results

<div><div>Questions abound as the 2018 midterms draw closer.</div><div>Will the much-discussed “blue wave” give Democrats a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives? Or perhaps a pink wave that will boost the historic underrepresentation of women.Will excitement surrounding close contests trans

A Big Winner in the 2018 Midterms: Ranked Choice Voting

<div><p><strong>LANSING, MICH.</strong> - Michigan’s congressional districts rank among the most gerrymandered in the country. In fact,&nbsp;<a href="https://planscore.org/michigan/#!2014-plan-ushouse-eg" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new project providing historical data on gerrymandering</a>&nbsp;id

In Michigan: A Creative Use of Ranked Choice Voting Bolsters Anti-Gerrymandering Reform

<div><div>The 2018 primary season will go down in history.</div><div>A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/14/us/women-primaries-house-senate-governor.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">record number</a>&nbsp;of women secured party nominations, including the headline-making upsets

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<div><div></div><div>We let computers to determine our Facebook feeds and drive our cars. Why not let technology replace the political and personal interests of people when it comes to drawing district lines?In a recent column for&nbsp;Bridge Magazine, Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research

New Research: Even Computers Can't Remove Human Bias from Redistricting

<div><div>Talk of the 2018 elections remains largely focused on whether Democrats will win enough seats to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. But there’s a bigger battle looming on the horizon: the decennial redistricting - both state and federal - that follows the 2020 census.</di

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