This project ran from late 2016 through 2017 and was a collaboration with Clarinda Mac Low and Matt Nishi-Broach. The website for this project is no longer active.
Our goal for this project was to create a website that served as a publicly-accessible repository of information about election reform, offering concrete examples of successful local efforts (legislation, ballot measure, etc) taken to improve access to the vote, reduce gerrymandering, and reduce the influence of money in elections.
Our shared concern was that while the U.S. often monitors the vote in other countries, claiming others have unfair elections, voting and voting rights in our country are in a terrible state. Ballots use confusing language and design. Candidates focus on fundraising instead of issues. Swiss-cheese districting creates entrenched majorities. Your vote, when you finally cast it, is subject to delegates, super-delegates, and electors. It’s a broken system and it’s not reflecting the will or desires of the people who live in this nation.
The project took the form of a website and Twitter account that served to compile information from across all U.S. states and territories, as well as local government initiatives, providing real-life examples and strategies for those looking to implement change where they live.
