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Hi Friend,

 

It feels like the start of a new season at Unite America. We’re fresh off of
our long-awaited team gathering, legislative sessions are wrapped up, and
millions of Americans have had a chance to witness the voter-empowering
potentialan instant runoff election can provide
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We’re ready to kick-start the summer with new ideas and renewed energy. 

 

Here are three things to think about this week:

It’s hot policy summer
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Speaking of new ideas, check out this op-ed from our friend Amber McReynolds
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of the National Vote at Home Institute. After lengthy state legislative
sessions in which voter access came under attack in many states, McReynolds
offers a handful of nonpartisan policy suggestions that can improve the ease of
voting while maintaining election security. 

 

Politicians may debate the efficacy of same-day registration or ballot
harvesting, but as McReynolds points out, unless our election offices are
adequately funded, neither those who advocate for security nor those who push
for access will be happy.By mixing common sense with smart policy making, we
can put voters first.



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A small solution to the Big Lie
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While the violent rioters that stormed the capitol are certainly the most
indelible aspect of the events of January 6th, they were far from the most
critical players in ensuring that our democracy maintained its course. Vice
President Mike Pence’s confirmation of the validity of the Electoral College is
what actually stood between our democracy and demise. 


This week, check out Kevin Kosar’s blog
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about why reforming the Electoral Count Act is a small, but key step to
reaffirming our nation’s commitment to democracy, by taking this critical power
out of the hands of one person. Kosar writes, “Our entire constitutional system
is designed with the understanding that men, as James Madison put it, are not
angels.”



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What’s at stake with gerrymandering
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We often think about gerrymandering as benefiting one party at the
disadvantage of the other. But the reality is more nuanced than that: when maps
are gerrymandered, more often than not, the real losers are the voters in the
middle, whose voices are drowned out by a minority of voters whose politics are
more extreme. (#PrimaryProblem
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In the Washington Times Herald
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, Michael Leppert writes about how gerrymandering hurts moderate voters, and
discusses reforms that can improve their representation. 



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Brett
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Brett Maney
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Unite America
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