Instant Runoff
Veterans for Political Innovation is a new, national nonprofit with the mission of making our system less toxic and more competitive by mobilizing veterans (and supporters) to advocate for targeted election innovations.VPI’s mission starts this fall, in Wisconsin, in support of the pending “Final-Five Voting” Legislation. Please join VPI’s co-founders, along with Dick Leinenkugel, Representative Tony Kurtz (Army, Ret.), and many state legislators and other Wisconsin leaders, for VPI’s free public launch event, in Madison, on 10/13! WHAT? Veterans for Political […]
Read MoreYesterday evening TBOR Executive Director John Pudner joined the Rod Arquette show to discuss how Utah is a good example for other red states on how to run elections. John also discussed the elections reforms TBOR is working on in Utah’s neighboring state of Wyoming. You can listen to John’s interview with Rod below.
Read MoreUtah is known as a forward-thinking, innovative, and conservative state that produces real results that solve tough challenges. The state ranks first in the nation for its economic outlook in ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States report, a distinction it has maintained since 2008. Utah’s leadership among conservative states and aptitude for innovation is not only exemplified in business and tech, but also in elections. Other red states should follow suit and advocate for the successful adoption of key election reforms, using […]
Read MoreTBOR’s Wyoming chapter launch in Cheyenne just prior to the 4th of July weekend was a huge success! The event was attended by over 85 people and was highlighted this weekend in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle as well as the Pinedale Roundup, Sublette Examiner, and Gillette News Record. Wyoming continues to be a key state for TBOR, and a special thanks go out to our coordinator Anna Bilderbeck for hosting the event at her Art gallery in downtown Cheyenne. Check out […]
Read MoreTBOR Executive Director and sister organization TBAF Board Member Perry Hooper met with over 100 Republican leaders this weekend in Wyoming to talk about how an Instant Runoff would help make sure elections in the state were fair.
Read MoreThe Take Back Action team led door-to-door canvassers in Cheyenne and Douglas, WY this week to talk to residents about the potential to bring instant runoffs to the state. “Most of Wyoming is rural so we are inviting people to events, but in places like Cheyenne it is great to go to them to answer questions about how the system works,” said Ashley Sellers, one of 10 canvassers organized by Western Field Director Clark Caras. “Just like in Utah, most […]
Read MoreDo you support the system that elected Donald Trump President with a 304-227 Electoral College win in 2016? Do you believe Hillary Clinton’s 4 million vote win in California that gave her a national majority despite losing the other 49 states by a combined 2 million votes have made her the President? Would you prefer dividing each State’s electors proportionally, a system that we calculate would have resulted in a 263-263 tie between Clinton and Trump in 2016 (see table […]
Read MoreOver the weekend TBOR Executive Director John Pudner wrote an op-ed for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle outlining how the state would benefit from Instant Runoff elections. This op-ed followed Johns testimony to state legislators at the capitol earlier in the week where afterward the Joint Corporations Interim Committee voted 9-5 to advance the Instant Runoff efforts. “On Monday, I testified at the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Corporations Interim Committee meeting, and after great questions, the Committee advanced the effort by a […]
Read MoreMonday TBOR’s Executive Director John Pudner testified to the Wyoming Joint Elections Committee in favor of instant runoffs, and hours later the committee advanced the issue 9-5. The live-streamed meeting and John’s testimony can be viewed below. John’s testimony appears from the 3:03 to the 3:15.30 mark on the video. Also see a picture of the flier distributed to Committee members before the testimony. A majority of the five Committee Senators (Brian Boner, Cale Case, and Tara Nethercott), as well […]
Read MoreTake Back Our Republic Made the case for Final 5 voting in this Roanoke Times oped, by recruiting large crowds for a presentation and launch, and for going to the people in a statewide listening tour. However, perhaps no effort made the need for Final 5 more clear than this great segment on statewide TV in Wisconsin in this Spectrum interview.
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