Commentary & Analysis

Interview with Occupy Wall Street’s TJ Frawls

Aaron Hamlin | Aug. 20, 2012

By Aaron Hamlin

We have the pleasure of being with TJ Frawls, founder of The Occupy Wall STreet Politics and Election Reform Working Group. TJ and his group have just tried out a pilot using tablets to conduct polling. This polling, however, uses alternative voting methods. These voting methods include plurality, instant runoff voting, approval voting, and score voting.

Check out the entire podcast on our podcasts page here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aaron is the Executive Director of The Center for Election Science. He's written articles for Deadspin, Bust Magazine, USA Today Magazine, Independent Voter Network, and others. He's been featured in Popular Mechanics, NPR, and MSNBC.com for his expertise on voting methods. On other causes, he's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Salon, The Telegraph, and dozens of others. Aaron is also a licensed attorney with two additional graduate degrees in the social sciences. For leisure, Aaron also enjoys lockpicking, jiu-jitsu, and indoor bouldering.
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