 
                                Meredith Sumpter
@meredithsumpter
Grateful citizen. Main street believer.  Making democracy work. Mom of 4 (you should try it sometime) & married to Ryan. 
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https://fairvote.org/ 11-09-2014 15:22:29
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        Military & overseas voters face huge challenges when casting a ballot. In runoff states, #RankedChoiceVoting helps them make their voices heard. Learn more in @FairVote’s new report w/ Veterans for All Voters & We the Veterans & Military Families👇
 
        Much appreciation Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸. I do this phone smackdown with my teenage kids. And now you have made it cool.
 
        Following two years of hard work, the American Bar Association’s bipartisan Task Force for American Democracy urged states to adopt #RankedChoiceVoting to “reduce polarization and increase accountability” in our politics. That’s exactly what we need in our democracy, and RCV can deliver.
 
         
        After two years of work, the American Bar Association’s bipartisan Task Force for American Democracy encouraged states to consider #RankedChoiceVoting. FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter explains why👇
 
         
         
        Great to hear from Maya Wiley, Prof Spencer Overton, RepresentWomen’s Tamaya Dennard, Black Voters Matter Fund’s Cliff Albright, & Make All Votes Count DC’s Kenyatta Smith at CBCF Inc. Conference. Important discussion of how #RankedChoiceVoting can help improve representation. #ALC54
 
                        
                    
                    
                    
                 
         
        America's toxic politics is a serious risk to everything we depend on to build lasting prosperity. FairVote CEO Meredith Sumpter explains how #RankedChoiceVoting can change that and deliver positive outcomes for America’s shareholders – our voters. ⬇️ therenovator.substack.com/p/how-to-end-o…
 
        The type of political dysfunction we're seeing in the US has never created prosperity. #RankedChoiceVoting can encourage the governance needed for a stable nation & a prosperous economy. Learn how in my op-ed @ The Renovator, Danielle Allen' new Substack: therenovator.substack.com/p/how-to-end-o…
 
                        
                    
                    
                    
                 
        👀 Senator Joe Manchin is right. Voters, parties, and elected officials alike should embrace reforms like #RankedChoiceVoting and open primaries. RCV gives voters more choice & pushes politicians to work for all of us. pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-…
 
        Important piece from Harvard Business School's Malcolm Salter on Danielle Allen The Renovator about "The Fading Promise of Democratic Capitalism." Salter connects democracy and free enterprise, shows how the crisis of corruption from unlimited money in American politics after
 
        When voters feel they have no real voice in Congress, they lose faith in elections as a tool for change. #ProportionalRepresentation can repair our democracy by giving every voter greater voice. More from American Academy of Arts & Sciences ⬇️
 
         
        This is a critical moment for democracy. Proud to stand for the Voting Rights Act today at the Supreme Court w/ colleagues Lakeisha Steele & Ryan J. Suto 🍉, April England-Albright & Cliff Albright (🧵cliffalbright🧵) of Black Voters Matter Fund, Celina Stewart, Esq. of League of Women Voters of the US and so many others.
 
                        
                    
                    
                    
                 
        A reminder that #RankedChoiceVoting is a truly party-neutral tool from Republican NYC Councilmember Frank Morano. With a crowded field, NYC's next mayor could be elected w/ less than 50%. RCV ensures majority winners while giving voters more choice & more say.
 
         
        Great piece from Steven Hill of DemocracySOS: Gerrymandering wars are "at the core of what has been hurtling the US to partisan conflict. We need new tools in the democratic toolbox, w/ proportional #RankedChoiceVoting at the top of the list." More⬇️ democracysos.substack.com/p/refusing-aut…
 
                        
                    
                    
                    
                 
        