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Election Reform

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Once Benefited from Ranked Choice Voting -- Now It May Be His Undoing

For the second time in history, New York City voters will use ranked-choice voting (RCV) to determine their party nominees in the citywide primary elections held this June.

Election Reform

DC Appeals Court Revives Democrats' Effort to Kill the Already Approved Initiative 83

Alex Koma of Loose Lips @WCP reports that a significant legal battle over Initiative 83 (I-83) has been reignited after the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled on February 6, 2025, to remand the case to Superior Court

Opinion

Advocates Push for Reform to Stop Partisan Manipulation of Ballot Measures

An Election Reformers Network (ERN) report covering a 13-year period has found that state lawmakers and elected officials are increasingly manipulating the ballot initiative process to block or impede citizen-led efforts.

Election Reform

Washington State Reformers Testify in Favor of Pro-Ranked Choice Voting Bill

This morning, KIRO News Radio reporter Matt Markovich had exciting news for political reformers: Washington lawmakers have introduced and held their first public hearing on House Bill 1448, which allows local governments across the state to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV).

Health Care

Pressure Mounts for PBM Reform Amid Rising Drug Costs

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have long operated in the shadows of the U.S. healthcare system, wielding significant influence over drug pricing and access. Recent developments, including federal investigations, state lawsuits, and bipartisan legislative efforts, have intensified scrutiny on these

Opinion

ALL INDY: Alaska’s Reformers Will Protect Electoral Innovations and Break New Ground in 2026

Ballotpedia reports this week that in 2026, Alaska’s independent voters will have the chance to solidify their role as election reform pioneers by voting on two initiatives.

Election Reform

MERGER: The Organization that Brought Ranked Choice Voting and Ended SuperPACs in Maine Joins California’s Nonpartisan Primary Pioneers

The Chamberlain Project, an organization I co-founded with Peter Ackerman a decade ago, has been dissolved. The Chamberlain Boards have voted to combine all of Chamberlain’s associated entities, including Americans Elect, Level the Playing Field, the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting, and Citizens

Election Reform

POLL: San Diego Voters Dissatisfied with Government, Want More Choices

The late Peter Ackerman, an expert in nonviolent civil resistance and a driving force behind reform efforts like Maine’s “More Voice” initiatives, said that even the best ideas are accepted in stages: