by Alexander Sharp | Feb 23, 2022 | Election Reform, Initiatives
Map Disease Maps have been in the news lately. Cartography has not become a new Tik-Tok trend, nor has it supplanted baking bread as the latest pandemic activity. Cartography is big news because it’s once again that time when our state legislature draws the very...
by Alexander Sharp | Aug 11, 2021 | Commentary, News & Investigations
On Tuesday, Ohio held a couple of special elections that have attracted quite a bit of national interest. Progressive heartthrob Nina Turner lost to Shontel Brown in a primary for the 11th Congressional District and Trump-backed conservative Mike Carey emerged...
by Alexander Sharp | Jun 24, 2021 | News & Investigations, Reconstructing Dayton
Aside from our work digitizing campaign finance reports, it may have seemed rather quiet around here this month. That’s because almost all of our time has been spent working behind the scenes to engage with the community regarding our ranked-choice voting ballot...
by Alexander Sharp | Nov 16, 2020 | Election Reform, Initiatives
Preface: This post details our efforts to bring ranked-choice voting to local Dayton elections so we can choose our City Commissioners and Mayors without having a primary election. It will also broaden representation by providing minority position candidates an easier...
by Alexander Sharp | Sep 9, 2020 | Election Reform, Initiatives
Ohio’s local elections are undemocratic. They appear democratic because all registered voters can participate, but this only means they have democratic potential. Low voter turnout, driven by apathy and ignorance, make these elections undemocratic. Are voters to...
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