Democracy was on the ballot in 2018 -- and democracy won big
Posted on What's New David Daley on November 08, 2018

Voters weighed reining in gerrymandering, restoring voting rights and affirming ranked choice voting.
Read moreVoting shouldn't cause dysfunction — but Americans can change the system
Posted on What's New David Daley on May 24, 2018

There’s a better way to elect candidates – one that ensures the winner of an election has wide, majority support: Ranked choice voting.
Read moreSCOTUS oral arguments suggest justices’ uncertainty on partisan gerrymandering remedy
Posted on What's New David Daley on March 29, 2018

David Daley, Senior Fellow for FairVote, attended Maryland Supreme Court Case, Benisek v Lamone. It's the second gerrymandering case before the court this term.
Read moreWithout ranked voting, Pennsylvania's slim margins hide voters' preferences
Posted on What's New David Daley on March 19, 2018

Single-district, winner-takes-all elections skew the very nature of representation itself. Our elections should be genuine contests of ideas aimed at building a majority consensus around the candidate who best fits the most people.
Read moreSanta Fe's 1st RCV election: clear outcomes, effective new ballot use
Posted on What's New David Daley on March 08, 2018

New Mexico's first city to use ranked choice voting saw a civil campaign and voters responded at the polls.
Read moreRedistricting valentines – and bitter “love letters” fly as politicians battle over new Pennsylvania maps
Posted on What's New David Daley on February 14, 2018

Here's what to be looking for -- and reading-- today on the redistricting front
Read morePennsylvania’s redistricting Super Bowl: Philadelphia celebrates one big win, but another – for democracy – may be on horizon
Posted on What's New David Daley on February 05, 2018

Here's what to be looking for - and reading- today on the redistricting front
Read moreWhat’s happening with the Chief Justice? Gerrymandering is probably still gobbledygook – but the NYT sees a subtle Roberts transformation
Posted on What's New David Daley on February 02, 2018

Here’s what to be looking for – and reading – today on the redistricting front
Read more“I think we have a good shot”: Paul Smith stays optimistic about Wisconsin. Also: Talks continue in Ohio, the legal stakes in PA, the Dems’ “drive for 25”
Posted on What's New David Daley on February 01, 2018

Here’s what to be looking for – and reading – today on the redistricting front:
Read moreOhio redistricting deadline nears – also, just what is Justice Alito thinking about Pennsylvania?
Posted on What's New David Daley on January 31, 2018

Here’s what to be looking for – and reading – today on the redistricting front
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