No to performative government, yes to new ideas and needed solutions



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Hi Friend,



It’s not just those in the election reform world who are talking about the
benefits of it; the news of its transformative impact on our government is
creating chatter in newsrooms around the country and statehouses alike. The
2022 midterm elections illustrated that election reforms such as nonpartisan
primaries and the “Alaska model” of voting, which pairs a nonpartisan primary
with ranked choice voting, work as intended. The bottom line of these reforms
is that they lead to a more representative government. Amidst the continued
dysfunction of our government — say, what’s up with the debt ceiling? —
ensuing, Americans on both sides of the aisle are seeking alternative solutions
to the status quo.



Here are three things to consider this week:





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Unite America’s executive director Nick Troiano spoke on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour
last night to discuss how election reforms would get our elected
representatives away from “performance theater” and more toward the
“problem-solving” that most Americans want. What’s an example of the former?
Well, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asked a question during a hearing about
government spending of pandemic funds … about a false claim of school funding
to teach critical race theory. Troiano stated,



“I think many Americans will throw up their hands and say that [Congress] is
dysfunctional. But we have to realize it's functioning in a way that we should
expect because this is what our election system rewards.”



Watch the full interview below.


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Election reform is those who say “yes, and”
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Whether it’s the Virginia Republican party adopting ranked choice voting for
its nomination contests or Alaska and Nevada voters lending majority support to
nonpartisan primaries, election reform is for anyone who wants better choices
and representation. And it’s not just about one idea, either.



That’s what sticks out about this Yahoo! News write-up of a paper published by
the Democratic-aligned Center for American Progress. The paper itself outlines
how reforms to our election system will fix the dysfunction in American
politics and confront two fundamental problems with the U.S. electoral system:
one, by addressing how electoral rules discourage problem-solving and reward
conflict, and two, by addressing the ways that electoral rules impede
representation. You may have heard people left, right, and center say that
before.



But Yahoo! News’s Jon Ward picks up on something else: “The CAP paper does not
endorse any one specific reform, but lists several as having promise, including
ranked-choice voting
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We agree that there are many ways to fix our government's problems and avenues
to help get us there. It’s all a matter of innovation and choice.


Check out the full report here
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Interest in the election reform movement is growing, and so, too, is our team
at Unite America! We are seeking a full-timePress Director
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relations and be the organization’s first point of contact for fielding and
routing press inquiries. The Press Director will also lead on drafting press
releases and advisories, and help draft blog posts, newsletter content, and
other external-facing copy as needed.



And we are seeking a Director of Data and Operations
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Relations team, which is working to build a first-of-its-kind, cross-partisan
philanthropic community that will mobilize over $100M in new resources over
2023–2024 to scale the democracy reform movement. As the first hire in this
position, this is a compelling opportunity for an enterprising and
mission-driven individual to build out a new, critical function on an exciting
and fast-growing team.



Stay up to date with opportunities to join our team on our careers page
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for even more job opportunities in the Voters First movement.
 

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Regards,



Alana
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Alana Persson
Unite America

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