by Chris Blankenhorn | Nov 13, 2022 | Electoral Issues
Ranked Choice Voting won 8 out of 10 ballot measures on November 8. RCV in single member districts won in Fort Collins CO, Evanston IL, and Multonomah County OR. Significantly, proportional RCV (RCV in multi-member districts to create proportional representation) won...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Apr 4, 2022 | Electoral Issues
By Howie Hawkins and Larry Sharpe Many are outraged at recent Republican laws enacted in many states that affect voting rights. But we all should be outraged at Democrats in New York who have enacted laws to undermine voting rights in our state. These new rules ensure...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Sep 15, 2021 | Electoral Issues
By Howie Hawkins The Freedom to Vote Act, the pared down voting rights legislation that Democratic Senators unveiled on September 14, must be supported to preempt GOP state laws for partisan gerrymandering, voter suppression, election subversion, and intimidation of...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Aug 2, 2021 | Ecosocialism, Electoral Issues
Testimony of Howie Hawkins New York State Senate Committee on Elections “To Review Elections Administration and Voting Rights in Central New York” Pubic Hearing, August 4, 2021 My name is Howie Hawkins. I live in Syacuse, New York. I was the Green...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jul 17, 2021 | Electoral Issues
By Howie Hawkins Whether you are a socialist who believes in a clean break, a dirty break, or no break from the Democratic Party, ranked-choice voting (RCV)—especially for proportional representation on legislative bodies—should be a top priority now more than ever....
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jul 12, 2021 | Ecosocialism, Electoral Issues
by Howie Hawkins July 12, 2021 With the feckless Democrats at the federal level unable and unwilling to stop the ruthless Republicans from assaulting voting rights and impartial elections at the state level, it is time for the Green Party to expand the agenda of...