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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


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