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...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jul 2, 2021 | Electoral Issues
by Howie Hawkins Voting rights are not fully realized if they are only about the getting into the polling booth to cast a vote. Voting rights are also about the right to vote for who you want once you get to vote. Otherwise, we have will still have the kind of...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Jun 25, 2021 | Electoral Issues
To the Editor of the New York Times: Mara Gay diagnoses the problem with New York City democracy: it’s “a one-party affair” (June 16). But she doesn’t offer the solutions: (1) extend ranked-choice voting to the general election and (2) proportionally represent all...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Apr 26, 2021 | Ecosocialism, Electoral Issues
By Howie Hawkins Having completed my job as the Green Party’s 2020 presidential candidate, an exit interview might be helpful. How do you assess Green presidential vote in 2020? Our 400,000+ votes for 0.3% of the total vote falls in the middle range of Green...
by Chris Blankenhorn | Mar 4, 2021 | Electoral Issues
By Howie Hawkins The “For the People Act” (H.R.1/S.1) is voting rights legislation now pending in Congress. Civil rights organizations are urgently supporting this bill in order to secure voting rights against over 250 voter suppression bills introduced by Republicans...