The ranked choice voting movement is growing

Dear John,

The ranked choice voting (RCV) movement has had big wins in recent months – from placing a statewide RCV measure on Oregon’s 2024 ballot, to trailblazing pro-RCV language in Connecticut's newly passed state Voting Rights Act, to successful high-profile RCV elections in New York City and Arlington!

These wins are only possible thanks to the movement’s rapid growth: At FairVote alone, we’ve hired EIGHT new staff members since February! Read on for more about our new staff members, as well as exciting updates to our website!

Meet the newest FairVoters!

Shilanda Becnel is FairVote’s Director of People & Culture, overseeing all aspects of people and culture strategy. Shilanda has over 15 years of people and culture leadership experience, and is passionate about institutional strengthening that will support the mission of FairVote.

Lindsay Hoffman joins us as Director of Foundation and Institutional Giving, responsible for all fundraising from foundations and corporations. She has over 15 years experience in nonprofit fundraising with a specific focus on grant writing and corporate sponsorships.

Hayley Carter is FairVote’s Events Manager, primarily focused on fundraising events including the biennial FairVote Awards. Hayley brings extensive experience working across multiple industries and styles of events, and is thrilled to be part of FairVote’s Development Team.

Bryan Huang is our first-ever Lani Guinier Voting Rights Fellow, with a focus on advancing voting rights through proportional ranked choice voting. Bryan comes to us with valuable experience in quantitative research, and is well-positioned to make the case that RCV gives voters more power.

Yates Wilburn is FairVote’s State Communications Associate, serving as the primary communications liaison to state and city-based groups advocating for ranked choice voting in their communities.

Joy Guo is FairVote’s Finance Manager, working in organizational accounting, finance, grant accounting and grant management. She has been working in non-profit organizations in the DC metro area for over 15 years.

As Development Operations Coordinator, Brandon Lamberty supports our fundraising work through data and outreach. His Master’s of Public Policy from Temple University has equipped him with extensive research skills and a desire to support political reforms to better our democracy.

AP Miller is FairVote’s Executive Assistant, providing the Acting CEO and Senior Executive Team with the support they need to keep the organization running at its fullest potential. AP is passionate about nonprofit work and advancing FairVote’s mission.

Changes to website

We want the FairVote website to be a one-stop shop for all the information you could ever want about ranked choice voting – including data on its impacts, where it’s used in the U.S., and best practices for RCV election administration. That’s why we’ve added three pages that were previously housed on the FairVote Action site:

RCV ballot measures tracker
RCV state legislation tracker
Sample congressional maps under the Fair Representation Act

On the FairVote Action website, check out the new Wins and Opportunities page – which highlights our movement's latest victories and ways to get involved right now!

Thank you for making this year’s wins possible, and please consider a donation so we can secure even more wins this fall.

Lan Nguyen,
Acting CEO of FairVote

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