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January 7, 2025
Jameson Henderson Redden
In this blog post – the first in our Intern Diary series – Jameson Henderson Redden, who is interning with Representative Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (TX-34) in the winter of 2025, writes about his first impressions of and experiences in Washington, D.C...read more
December 12, 2024
Sarah John
Now that the dust has settled and emotions are less raw, I wanted to reflect on the 2024 U.S. election. There are three key things that stand out to me... read more
October 31, 2024
Sarah John
In the third part of DODO's Ranked-choice Voting (RCV) series, we focus on proposals to adopt, authorize, or ban RCV in two states and Washington, D.C. ... read more
October 30, 2024
Sarah John
In the second part of DODO's Ranked-choice Voting (RCV) series, we focus on “open primaries” ballot measures in seven states, especially the five ballot measures that contemplate the use of Instant Run-off Voting (IRV) in the general election. ... read more
October 29, 2024
Sarah John
The November 2024 election in the United States is a big one for a family of vote casting and counting systems known as “Ranked-choice Voting” (RCV). RCV is on the statewide ballot in seven states (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon) and Washington, D.C. read more
May 19, 2024
Sarah John
A judge in New Jersey recently halted the use of the “county line” ballot in this year’s Democratic primaries. The county line ballot groups the slate of candidates endorsed by the party organization in the leftmost column—the “county line”¬—of the ballot. ... read more
September 17, 2023
Sarah John & Ian Holmes
Today, as we celebrate American citizenship and the U.S. Constitution, we are delighted to announce the launch of Doctors of Democracy Organization (DODO), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and strengthening U.S. democracy. ... read more