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Wait. Wasn't Sarah Palin's loss an example of Ranked Choice Voting working?
Nerds for Humanity Podcast — November 1, 2022
Episode 119: Voting method reform in the US (with Aaron Hamlin)
Clearer Thinking Podcast — August 25, 2022
Approval Voting w/ Aaron Hamlin
Democracy Nerd — July 20, 2022
Future of Elections w/ Aaron Hamlin
Future of XYZ — July 13, 2022
The next political revolution is hiding in plain sight
The Fulcrum — July 13, 2022
Episode 102: Aaron Hamlin
Narratives Podcast — July 11, 2022
Seattle's approval voting initiative, explained
Axios — July 7, 2022
Episode 152 of Nonprofit Jenni
Nonprofit Jenni Show — July 4, 2022
Aaron Hamlin of The Center for Election Science: 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Lead A Nonprofit Organization
Authority Magazine — June 26, 2022
Seattle to consider ‘approval’ voting option
The Hill — June 16, 2022
Initiative for ‘approval voting’ that would change Seattle elections is headed toward November ballot
The Seattle Times — June 15, 2022
Initiative to change Seattle elections heads toward ballot
The Associated Press — June 15, 2022
Primaries are getting more crowded with candidates, and that’s good news for extremists and bad news for voters
The Conversation — June 8, 2022
Bad elections will determine who controls Congress
The Hill — June 3, 2022
Can Approval Voting Change American Politics for the Better
Care More Be Better — May 25, 2022
Could "Approval Voting" Fix the Biggest Problem in American Elections?
Great Ideas Podcast — May 19, 2022
Selection Frenzy: Promoting The Concept Of ‘Approval Voting’ In The US
International Business Times — May 19, 2022
St. Louis follows Fargo’s lead with using approval voting
KVRR Local News — May 19, 2022
Engaging Local Communities and Driving Civic Engagement
The Nonprofit Exchange Podcast — May 11, 2022
The Official Do Good Better Podcast Season Six Ep12 Nonprofit Leader, Speaker & Author Aaron Hamlin
Do Good Better Podcast — May 3, 2022
Alaska voters are limited even with 48-candidate field
Juneau Empire — May 2, 2022
A New Approach to Voting
Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast — April 19, 2022
Following the Science
How to Win Friends and Save the Republic Podcast — April 6, 2022
Methods of Voting
Sunday Civics Podcast — March 20, 2022
Why Picking More than One Candidate Could Help Texas Elections
Texas Signal — March 16, 2022
A dinner guest who wants to fix America’s democracy
The Independent — February 24, 2022
Group seeking to change how Seattle voting works builds large early war chest
MyNorthwest — January 23, 2022
Push for ‘approval voting’ ballot measure in Seattle gets $160,000 boost from national think tank
The Seattle Times — January 21, 2022
Approval voting: The political reform engineers — and voters — love
Roll Call — January 18, 2022
Do We Vote Wrong?
The Kitchen Table Podcast — November 9, 2021
Scoop: Jeff Flake seeds new voting nonprofit
Axios — October 13, 2021
California's recall system is an undemocratic mess. 'Approval voting' can help fix it
San Francisco Chronicle — September 16, 2021
Do You Approve of Approval Voting?
Deconstructed Podcast — September 1, 2021
Interview with Aaron Hamlin co-founder of The Center for Election Science
Eric Velasquez for TX — July 28, 2021
Open Letter to Ranked Choice Voting Supporters
Yahoo Finance — July 16, 2021
Spoiled
Party of One Podcast — July 14, 2021
There’s a better way than ranked-choice: Try approval voting
New York Daily News — July 3, 2021
This Election Reform Would Reveal the Soul of the Nation
RealClearPolitics — June 24, 2021
A Guide to Ranked Choice Voting
The New York Times — June 16, 2021
Mayor worried about ranked choice voting in upcoming mayoral election
MSN — April 27, 2021
Aaron Hamlin Talks Approval Voting on Kagro in the Morning
Kagro in the Morning - DailyKos Radio — April 23, 2021
The Biggest Winners and Losers of St. Louis' Wild Mayoral Primary
Riverfront Times — March 4, 2021
The Daily Brew: Approval voting in the nation’s 57th largest city
Ballotpedia — March 4, 2021
In St. Louis, Voters Will Get To Vote For As Many Candidates As They Want
FiveThirtyEight — March 1, 2021
Should St. Louis Vote 'Strategically' on March 2? No One Knows
Riverfront Times — March 1, 2021
'Approval Voting' Campaign Gets Boost in WA
Public News Service — February 25, 2021
Ranked choice voting explained: Here’s how it would shake up Utah elections
The Salt Lake Tribune — February 23, 2021
Ranked Choice Voting vs. Approval Voting
The Brian Nichols Show — January 29, 2021
Expert Nerd Panel: Ranked Choice Voting, Star Voting, Approval Voting...Which one is best?
Nerds for Humanity Podcast — January 16, 2021
St. Louis Helps Pave Way for Nonpartisan Election Reform
Public News Service — November 19, 2020
4 New Voting Methods to Unrig the US Political Process
Independent Voter News — November 18, 2020
These 2020 Campaigns Showed America Better Ways to Do Elections
Independent Voter News — November 5, 2020
Maine is the first to use ranked-choice voting statewide – what that means for Election Day
25 News KXXV — November 2, 2020
Who’s Really Behind the Fight for Better Elections?
Independent Voter News — October 27, 2020
Democrats split on overhauling St. Louis elections, including removing party labels
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — October 26, 2020
Why Pick Just One? A Proposed Different Way Of Voting
American Viewpoints — October 19, 2020
We're Untying the Two-Party Doom Loop
Independent Voter News — October 15, 2020
Arlington resident's reformist call for a unique populism
yourArlington.com — October 14, 2020
Will St. Louis Lead the Charge in Approval Voting?
WSIU Public Broadcasting — October 14, 2020
Will St. Louis Lead the Charge in Approval Voting?
Public News Service — October 14, 2020
5 Dedicated Organizations Working Toward Fairer Elections
Ezvid Wiki — October 12, 2020
Advocates Promote Voting Reform as Way To Boost Environmental Causes
Public News Service — October 5, 2020
The 2020 Elections Territorial Poll – October Edition
Pasquines — October 3, 2020
Political Engagement 101
Sunrise Movement LA Podcast — September 25, 2020
The Nation Is Watching Nonpartisan Reformers Make History in 2020
Independent Voter News — September 17, 2020
Hartmann: Overhaul St. Louis' Pitiful Election System in November
Riverfront Times — September 9, 2020
How Approval Voting Could Break the Duopoly
The Brian Nichols Show — August 28, 2020
How Could Ranked-Choice Voting Benefit Yakima County?
Public News Service — August 13, 2020
Nonpartisan Reformers Are Ready for Another Historic Year
Independent Voter News — August 13, 2020
Global issues beyond 80,000 Hours’ current priorities
80,000 Hours — August 3, 2020
Opinion: The Argument for Approval Voting
The Austin Chronicle — July 31, 2020
What would have happened to Andrew Yang in Iowa if they had Rank Choice Voting?
Nerds For Humanity Podcast — July 28, 2020
Opinion: There’s a better way to give voters options without costly runoffs
Austin American Statesman — July 24, 2020
Fargo just revolutionized American elections
The Fulcrum — July 21, 2020
Nonpartisan Reformers Offer Good News in a Tumultuous 2020
Independent Voter News — July 16, 2020
Major National Reform Progress: New Initiatives, Spotlights, Books, and More...
Independent Voter News — June 18, 2020
Fargo City Commission election nation's first local contest to use approval voting
Fargo Inforum — June 11, 2020
Fargo Becomes First US City to Try Approval Voting
Public News Service — June 10, 2020
Let's Do What We Do - Loren Culp for Governor
Public Access America/ Adam Has a Beard Podcast — June 5, 2020
New voting system, mail-in ballots sure to make Fargo City Commission election an odd one
Fargo Inforum — May 23, 2020
New Book: The Need for Political Innovation Greater Now Than before Pandemic
Independent Voter News — May 21, 2020
Amash's Candidacy Underscores Failures of the Two-Party System
Independent Voter News — April 29, 2020
Giving each vote equal weight
The San Mateo Daily Journal — April 17, 2020
Pro-Voter Groups Stand Up for Safer, Fairer Elections in This Crisis
Independent Voter News — April 8, 2020
Voting Rights Roundup
Daily Kos — April 3, 2020
Approval voting proposal wins spot on St. Louis ballot
The Fulcrum — April 1, 2020
Letter to the Editor
The Economist — March 26, 2020
A B&M Alum shows how to communicate with your donors right now
The Grow Report — March 18, 2020
Convoluted CA Presidential Primary Rules Add to Vote Count Nightmare
Independent Voter News — March 9, 2020
Rethinking the Primary System - Letters
The New York Times — March 6, 2020
Letters to the Editor
Los Angeles Times — March 3, 2020
Alternative voting methods give different look to Democratic field
The Fulcrum — March 2, 2020
The February 2020 Elections Territorial Poll
Pasquines — February 19, 2020
Climate Tipping Points Explained. And More.
The Weekly Filet — February 14, 2020
What in My Mailbox: The Fight for Democracy is Both Personal and Political
The Grow Report — February 5, 2020
Intervention Profile: Ballot Initiatives
Effective Altruism Forum — January 13, 2020
Political Reform Movement Is Moving Fast
Real Clear Politics — December 12, 2019
Voters First: Nonpartisan Reformers Unite to Carry Historic Victories Into 2020
Independent Voter News — December 9, 2019
Ranked Choice Voting: How to End Endless Runoffs
Reform Austin — December 5, 2019
Warren the big winner in 'approval voting' poll
The Fulcrum — December 5, 2019
National Organizations Will Push Nonpartisan Reform in Denver This Week
Westword — December 4, 2019
Is an approval voting system the key to a reflective democracy?
Daily Kos — December 3, 2019
Did the Libertarian Party “Spoil” the Kentucky Governor’s Race, and Can Approval Voting Change the Conversation?
Lions of Liberty Podcast — November 11, 2019
Three Ways To Give More Effectively
Giving Compass — November 11, 2019
Push for open primaries in St. Louis is good for the country
The Fulcrum — November 5, 2019
Approval Voting Shows Strength in St. Louis
The Fulcrum — November 4, 2019
NEW POLL: 72% of St. Louis Voters Support Approval Voting Initiative
Independent Voter Network — November 1, 2019
Approval Voting Party Gains Minor Party Status — But It Doesn't Want Your Votes
Westword — October 15, 2019
Ranked-choice voting has ‘Mainementum’ as it spreads across the country
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel — October 11, 2019
Aaron Hamlin and Approval Voting
The Uninformed States of America Podcast — October 9, 2019
Meet the Reformer: Aaron Hamlin, the Man Behind Approval Voting
The Fulcrum — September 13, 2019
You Can Fix Broken Elections; You Just Have To Know How
Giving Compass — September 5, 2019
6 Big Fights Against Voter Suppression That Neither Party Wants You To Know About
Independent Voter Network — August 21, 2019
Approval Voting: Coming to a City Near You!
Giving Compass — August 13, 2019
Aaron Hamlin on the Delcare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock Show
Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock Radio Show — August 8, 2019
Plurality Voting and How To Improve U.S. Elections
EveryLibrary — August 8, 2019
Dismantling the Two-Party System by Changing the Way We Vote with Aaron Hamlin from The Center for Election Science
The Brian Nichols Show — August 2, 2019
Three Alternative Voting Methods: Pros and Cons
Giving Compass — July 30, 2019
What Exactly is a Voting Method? And Does Our Current One Need to Go?
Giving Compass — July 15, 2019
Voting for One or More Candidates You Like
The New York Times — July 4, 2019
Why Our Voting Methods Matter: What You Should Know if you Invest in Democracy
Giving Compass — July 1, 2019
Berkeley’s City Council’s switch to ‘re-weighted range voting’ adds fairness to the system
Berkeleyside — June 19, 2019
It's not just ranked-choice. Approval voting is also in the offing.
The Fulcrum — June 17, 2019
The Science of Approval Voting with Aaron Hamlin of CES
Liquid Future Podcast — June 11, 2019
Nonprofit donates $75,000 to group trying to change St. Louis voting method
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — June 5, 2019
Approval Voting Push Coming To An American Town Near You
Democracy Chronicles — June 4, 2019
Joining St. Louis Approves to Advance Approval Voting Campaign
Democracy Chronicles — May 28, 2019
The Center for Election Science Joins St. Louis Approves to Advance Approval Voting Campaign
New Jersey News 12 — May 23, 2019
The Center for Election Science Joins St. Louis Approves to Advance Approval Voting Campaign
Digital Journal — May 23, 2019
Can Sports Show The Way To Smarter Voting?
Deadspin — May 15, 2019
Science, Politics, Inseparably Linked
The Chippewa Herald — May 10, 2019
St. Louisans for Ranked Choice Voting is pivoting to approval voting...but what is that?
St. Louis Magazine — March 29, 2019
Approval Voting: Better Than Ranked Choice?
David Pakman Show — March 21, 2019
Could Approval Voting Help Solve the Puerto Rico Status Issue?
Pasquines — March 20, 2019
10 Nonpartisan Organizations to Watch in 2020
Independent Voter Network — March 15, 2019
A Million-Dollar Reform to Unrig Our Elections
Independent Voter Podcast — March 15, 2019
A Million-Dollar Snapshot of What Better Elections Look Like
Independent Voter Network — March 14, 2019
Duke Endowment and Lyda Hill Philanthropies Give Millions for STEM: Grants Roundup
The Chronicle of Philanthropy — March 14, 2019
Blame Democrats, not me, for Paul LePage victories
Bangor Daily News — March 9, 2019
Center for Election Science Announces $1.8 Million for Approval Voting
Philanthropy News Digest — March 9, 2019
Former gubernatorial candidate Cutler repairs the record
The Piscataquis Observer — March 6, 2019
If Chicago voters had been allowed to rank their choices for mayor...
The Chicago Tribune — March 5, 2019
Public Access America Chats with Aaron Hamlin
Public Access America Podcast — January 6, 2019
How to Do Good Better
Vox — December 14, 2018
This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America
Vox — November 15, 2018
Fargo to become first city in U.S. to use approval voting
Election Law Blog — November 10, 2018
Midterms 2018 Prove Voters Hungry for Democracy Reform
Sightline Institute — November 10, 2018
One big winner last night: political reform
Vox — November 7, 2018
Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine May Affect House Race Results
Reason — November 7, 2018
Fargo becomes first U.S. city to adopt approval voting
Fargo Inforum — November 6, 2018
One of America’s Most Famous Towns Becomes First in the Nation to Adopt Approval Voting
Independent Voter News — November 6, 2018
Fargo Considers Whether to Turn Local Elections into a Voting System of Likes (and Dislikes)
Reason — October 26, 2018
Out-of-state contributions pouring into approval voting campaign in Fargo
West Fargo Pioneer — October 9, 2018
Voting Rights Roundup
Daily Kos — September 17, 2018
Approval Voting - A Better Way to Vote
Politics within Reason Podcast — August 31, 2018
Are We Looking at the First City to Make History with Approval Voting?
Independent Voter Network — August 28, 2018
Fargo approval voting advocates submit 2,000 signatures to city
Fargo Inforum — July 30, 2018
4 New Voting Methods That Upend Partisan Politics
Independent Voter Network — July 16, 2018
Approval voting public forum scheduled in Fargo
Fargo Inforum — June 18, 2018
Politics is so much worse because we use an atrocious 18th century voting system. Aaron Hamlin has a viable plan to fix it.
80,000 Hours Podcast — May 21, 2018
An Interview with William MacAskill, Founding Member of Effective Altruism
The Yale Politic — April 5, 2018
Who's Backing a Long-Shot Effort to Fundamentally Reform American Voting?
Inside Philanthropy — January 31, 2018
Our Presidential Race Picture Is Hugely Distorted by Our Bad Voting System
The Huffington Post — December 6, 2017
The Two-Party Hamster Wheel Makes a Mockery of Democracy: The Need for Expanded Electoral Options, Open Presidential Debates & Approval Voting
The Huffington Post — August 31, 2017
Editorial: Give 'approval voting' a try, see if local voters approve
Longmont Times-Call — March 28, 2017
Alternatives to plurality voting: Approval voting
Michigan State University — March 23, 2017
Score Runoff Voting: The New Voting Method that Could Save Our Democratic Process
Independent Voter Network — December 8, 2016
Alternative Voting Systems Can Save Democracy
Sightline Institute — December 1, 2016
There Are Better Ways to Vote Than the System We're Stuck With
Popular Mechanics — November 9, 2016
The Merits of Approval Voting
The New York Times — May 13, 2016
Arcadia council candidate gets controversial $26K donation from local developer
The Pasadena Star-News — March 25, 2016
President Bloomberg? How Bloomberg Could Win — With Slightly Different Voting Rules
Big Think — January 26, 2016
Rand Paul snags libertarian straw poll, Cruz gets second
Washington Examiner — October 11, 2015
Your Nonprofit Can Make Smarter Group Decisions
Nonprofit Pro — August 3, 2015
Judging the Webby Awards: Mathematicians, Engineers, & Logic Nerds
The Webby Awards — July 7, 2015
5 ways to make the first GOP debate more inclusive
MSNBC — June 9, 2015
2014 Free and Equal Elections Electoral Reform Symposium
Free & Equal TV — November 24, 2014
How To Fix The Baseball Hall Of Fame Elections
Deadspin — August 14, 2014
The Unified Primary: A New Way to Conduct Nonpartisan Elections
Independent Voter Network — January 3, 2014
How Does Approval Voting Work?
Independent Voter Network — October 18, 2013
Is Our Centuries-Old Ballot Out of Date?
The New Citizens Press — July 15, 2012
Approval Voting: A Voice for Independents
Independent Voter Network — April 16, 2012
Invest in a better voting method that empowers you — not politicians.