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Hi Friend,



By this time next week, we’ll have officially welcomed the start of summer
(granting that much of the country has been feeling itunofficially already).



Now, they say that spring, not summer, is the season of hope and renewal. But
we’re feeling awfully optimistic about the three months ahead.



The summer winds will usher in some summer wins.



That’s because:





Model for the country
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What one expert recently called a potential “model for the country
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Alaska. The counting of votes began there last weekend in the U.S.’s first
top-four primary election, a special House race to replace the late Rep. Don
Young. The four winners — who will have competed against 44 other candidates on
the same, nonpartisan ballot — are expected to be certified on June 25. From
there, they’ll compete amongst each other in a ranked choice election on August
16.





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And several hundred miles south, the locally-led Better Voting Nevada
Initiative is busy gathering signatures to qualify a measure for similar
electoral reform to Alaska’s, one that could improve representation and choice
for voters. The cutoff is June 21; the effort is trending toward succeeding.


 


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This work doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it’s a collaborative effort, and
there’s a wide audience for those who are excited about it. Take this: On June
12, the American Civic Collaboration Awards (“Civvys” — get it?) honored three
organizations and one individual for their work across the country to reach
across political divides to make democracy work better in the U.S.Voters First
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Voters First Virginia <[link removed]> is a part of the
Voters First Project of Unite America. It has helped build a more
representative and functional government in Virginia that puts voters first and
embraces problem-solving.





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So those are three things about election reform being on the move to think
about this week — heading into this summer.



But here’s some bonus content:



What would you think if I told you that Wisconsin Republican congressman Mike
Gallaghersupports the sort of reform being advocated for in his state
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Democrats oppose it in theirs? What about theseveral Democratic leaders in
Alaska who support it
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— where’s the gap between them and the Democrats in Nevada?



Election reform is scrambling the way that people think about partisan politics
. It’s not about Republicans versus Democrats, you see — it’s about those who
want to put voters first and those who don’t.



(For the record, we think you deserve to be put first.)


Best,

Chris
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Chris Deaton
Senior Communications Director
Unite America

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