The DCBOE announced this morning that #Initiative83 will be on the November ballot! 🙌🏻 This means we will be able to vote on: 🍒 #RankedChoiceVoting & 🍒 Letting #IndependentVoters Vote in the Primaries in DC local elections THANK YOU EVERYONE for helping make this happen!

The HUGE week for the #VotersFirst movement continues. Today, we got official word that DC's "initiative to let independents vote" officially qualified for the Nov. ballot. Congrats Lisa Rice #MaskUp (she/her) and Make All Votes Count DC! Unite America's statement: uniteamerica.org/articles/its-o…

.tylercowen looks at the evidence on ranked choice voting and finds that, when used, it has made US politics more moderate bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

In a typical partisan primary Newhouse — who put country over party — would not be re-elected. Because all candidates compete on a ballot all voters can weigh in on, leaders are able to survive ideological primary challengers.

.Chase Woodruff nods to Colorado being part of a record year for election reform: "The measure is among a host of similar initiatives being pushed by Unite America...in at least a half dozen states this year." #copolitics coloradonewsline.com/2024/08/07/9-i…

Come to think of it, denigrating the worth of a soldier’s service based on whether he deployed to a war zone is… kind of like denigrating the worth of a woman’s citizenship based on whether she happens to have children.

Trump keeps talking about “migrant crime”. The reality is that immigrants, especially undocumented ones, commit crimes at lower rates than US-born citizens. Morning Joe

Every candidate for national office is running on some version of this plan: 1) New spending programs (1, 2, … ) 2) New tax breaks (1, 2, … ) 3) Increase existing programs (1, 2, … ) 4) Increase existing tax breaks (1, 2, … ) 5) Lower the deficit

Right now, only 18% of eligible voters pick their members of the U.S. House. Open primaries will allow more voters to have their voices heard and better representation in government. #OpenPrimaries #VoterEngagement #coleg

It’s not a coincidence that Kamala adopted much more moderate policies when she didn’t have to win a partisan primary first. The political system would be much more functional with the top 4 from a nonpartisan primary continuing on to a general election with ranked choice voting.

Exciting work led by Oklahoma United to make the Sooner State the next one with primaries open to all voters and all candidates. Read in Tulsa World: tulsaworld.com/news/local/gov…

We Arnold Ventures were frustrated that the US publishes data on the # of hogs slaughtered each day with a one day lag but national crime stats only annually, 9 months later. Since the FBI can't/won't publish more timely data, we funded the creation of realtimecrimeindex.com

That a judge's decision on whether RFK remains on the ballot could determine the presidency shows the need for ranked choice voting, under which that decision wouldn't matter.

Good to see the leadership of Aundré Bumgardner on #RankedChoiceVoting in Connecticut! "Let's embrace this opportunity to to be a national leader in electoral reform, ensuring that every vote truly counts and every voice is heard." CTVotersFirst Connecticut Mirror ctmirror.org/2024/09/09/ct-…

In honor of #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we’re sharing these Letters of Light - messages of encouragement and hope from members of our community who’ve faced and overcome suicidal thoughts. We hope these heartfelt letters remind us that even in the darkest times, there is light.