Hi John,

Tuesday was a tough day for the movement. The opposition came out in full force and several of the ballot initiatives we fought for fell short. But even against big odds, many campaigns persevered, and wins were achieved. 

These successes were a result of our incredible partners, who worked so long and so hard to make this happen ❤️. Together, change IS possible. 

Campaigns were able to defend challenges to voting rights in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota, protecting the ballot initiative process and public campaign financing. And in places like Maine, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, our partners gained ground for the movement by passing anti-gerrymandering, campaign finance reform, open primaries and Ranked Choice Voting initiatives. 

We are so proud of what we were able to help our partners achieve this cycle. 

Thank you to:

• Angelenos for Fair Maps in Los Angeles, California, who took the lead to stop gerrymandering by implementing an independent redistricting commission
• Make All Votes Count DC, who got open primaries and Ranked Choice Voting passed in Washington, D.C.
• CalRCV in Richmond, California, who worked on Ranked Choice Voting for the city
• Voter Choice Arizona and Better Ballot Arizona, who worked on defeating initiatives that would have made it harder for ballot initiatives to both get on the ballot and pass 
• FairVote Minnesota, who defended against repealing Ranked Choice Voting at the city level in Bloomington, Minnesota
• A4, Fairness Project and BISC in North Dakota, who fought an attack that would make passing ballot initiatives more difficult
• Maine Citizens to End SuperPACs, which helped limit contributions to political action committees

This is not an exhaustive list – many more people participated and we supported more initiatives! For a complete list, check out our campaign tracker. 

Progress takes time, and can feel incremental until all of a sudden, it's not. 

Let's go,

-RepresentUs