We think it needs to be amended before it is signed into law and there is still an opportunity to do so this year.
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We think it needs to be amended before it is signed into law and there is still an opportunity to do so this year.
🗳️ Virginia lawmakers are considering expanding ranked-choice voting in local elections. In this @pilotonline.com op-ed, @carahongwhaley.bsky.social (UVA) supports the effort but urges lawmakers not to lock ranked ballots into just one way of counting them.
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super helpful, thank you!
If Virginia wants ranked ballots that are fair, easy to understand, and trusted by voters, the current bill needs one simple amendment. I break down what that change is and why it matters in today’s Virginia Pilot: www.pilotonline.com/2026/02/24/c...
From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
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How the Public Views AI and Election Administration
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People Want Better Choices: What Our New Survey Says About Parties, Leaders, and Election Reform
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On a recent episode of @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social, Jon Stewart spoke w/ Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) & Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chairs of bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus about #election incentives driving division & dysfunction. We have a solution: www.betterchoices.vote/news/can-we-...
Join us virtually this Wed. if you're interested in electoral system reform. Deetz below.
But the defendants’ threshold arguments falter with respect to the plaintiffs’ challenges to Sections 2(a) and 2(d). And on the merits, the plaintiffs are substantially likely to prevail: Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States—not the President—with the authority to regulate federal elections. Consistent with that allocation of power, Congress is currently debating legislation that would effect many of the changes the President purports to order. See Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, H.R. 22, 119th Cong. (2025). And no statutory delegation of authority to the Executive Branch permits the President to short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order.
The district court's opinion partially & temporarily blocking key parts of Trump's executive order on elections is careful, persuasive, and seems very likely to be upheld on appeal, even before this Supreme Court. The key point: Presidents don't have authority to regulate federal elections:
Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation. When the company announced on Jan. 7 that it would end its fact-checking partnerships, the company also instructed teams responsible for ranking content in the company’s apps to stop penalizing misinformation, according to sources and an internal document obtained by Platformer. The result is that the sort of viral hoaxes that ran roughshod over the platform during the 2016 US presidential election — “Pope Francis endorses Trump,” Pizzagate, and all the rest — are now just as eligible for free amplification on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as true stories.
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
January 6, 2021 was a dark day. While many are trying to re-write history & skirt accountability for their actions, please take time to watch the powerful documentary "Defenders of Democracy: The Thin Blue Line," one of the most meaningful projects I've been involved in: weta.org/watch/shows/...
"Democracy worked that day, and we were able to help support it," says Milwaukee County’s Michelle Hawley who joins us on Democracy Fix to talk about how elections stay resilient in times of crisis. Catch the latest episode:🎙️ bit.ly/4ikePtz
No, election denialism hasn't gone away. www.reuters.com/world/us/aft...
Grateful to Robert Healy, a student co-author in Leaning Into Politics, now a WH intern, for organizing an event at the White House yesterday bringing together students, faculty & staff to share their work for strengthening democracy based on the book: www.infoagepub.com/products/Lea...
Gratitude to Sec. Kim Wyman for joining Angelina Clapp, Amelia Minkin & me on Democracy Fix to unpack the complexities of election administration in the modern era & reflect on how elections were safe & secure in 2024, in spite of a wide range of challenges. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4JOT...
We conducted a national survey earlier this year with GQR & Red Bud consulting on public support for reforms. Majority of respondents favored implementing multi-member congressional districts. Read my analysis on this & other reforms for @issueonereform.bsky.social here: issueone.org/articles/sur...
The 2024 election revealed a stark reality: our democracy exists in fragmented worlds. Voters operated in distinct informational ecosystems, shaped by disinformation, dark money, and polarized rhetoric.
A lot of questions about the poll, but why are folks (1) asking people about agreement or disagreement with statements on a 100 point scale, and (2) then dichotomizing that scale, and (3) using the value of 61 rather than 50 to split agree and disagree?
Joel K. Goldstein, a preeminent vice presidency scholar at Saint Louis University, joins Kyle Kondik and me to discuss lessons from history on vice presidential selection. We also discuss challenges for Vice President Kamala Harris. Listen, rate, subscribe: bit.ly/3Fiw7Fg
you're the best, @abegoldberg.bsky.social
Is the past prologue for the 2024 #GOP nomination for vice president? Joel K. Goldstein, St. Louis University scholar of the vice presidency, offers insights in a new analysis for
Sabato's Crystal Ball: centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
Non-profits and organizations on Grounds, including the Center for Politics at #UVA, take charge to promote #voter engagement
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023...
