Watch: FairVote webinars explore reforms to American elections
This year, FairVote has held several webinars that take a close look at the flaws in our elections and how they can be reformed to better serve the public. The webinars have brought together panelists with unique and valuable perspectives on the topic, including former candidates, officeholders, academics, or businesspeople. We will continue to hold webinars throughout the Fall as part of our series, The Future of American Elections .
Videos of each webinar we have held so far can be found below.
The Future of American Elections: Looking Ahead to 2021 and Beyond
Moderator: Ashley Houghton , FairVote director of communications
Panelists:
- Khalid Pitts , FairVote executive vice president, policy and programs
- Katie Dahl , FairVote outreach manager
- Deb Otis , FairVote senior research analyst
- David Daley , FairVote Senior fellow
The Future of American Elections: Ranked Choice Voting Won Big (December 1, 2020)
Moderator: Pedro Hernandez , FairVote senior policy coordinator
Panelists:
- Scott Kendall , campaign counsel for Ballot Measure 2 which passed in Alaska
- Caroline Griffith, an organizer and activist for Measure C which passed in Eureka, CA
- Preston Jordan , a geologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researching geologic carbon sequestration and a Council member elect for Albany, California.
The Future of American Elections: Maine leads with the first RCV Presidential General Election (November 17, 2020)
Moderator: Pedro Hernandez, FairVote Senior Policy Coordinator
Panelists:
- Carrie LeVan , Assistant Professor of Government at Colby College
- Anna Kellar , executive director of the League of Women Voters of Maine
- Utah State Representative Marc Roberts
The Future of American Elections: The Conservative Argument for Ranked Choice Voting (October 27, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelists:
- Walter Olson , senior fellow of the Cato Institute
- Jennifer Nassour , attorney and FairVote board member
- Stan Lockhart of Utah RCV, former Chair of the Utah Republican Party
The Future of American Elections: The Yang Gang Is Ready For The End of Tactical Voting (October 13, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelist:
- Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and former 2020 presidential candidate
The Future of American Elections: Redefining representation for American Voters (October 1, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelists:
- Danielle Allen , Harvard professor, political scientist and author
- Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts
The Future of American Elections: Innovating for a More Reflective Government (September 15, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelists:
- Daniel Newman , President of MapLight and author of Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy
- Katherine Gehl , former CEO of Gehl Foods and co-author of The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
The Future of American Elections: Making every vote count (August 28, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelists:
- Neal Simon , former U.S. Senate candidate and author of Contract to Unite America: Ten Reforms to Reclaim Our Republic
- Rebecca Chavez-Houck , former Utah State Representative
- Joshua Douglas , professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law and author of Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting.
Webinar: The Success of RCV in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary (July 21, 2020)
Moderator: David Daley , FairVote Senior Fellow and author of Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.
Panelists:
- Vicki Hiatt , Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party
- Maria Perez , Principal Consultant, Democracy in Action
- Rosemary Blizzard , former Director of Elections with the Wayne County Board of Elections in Goldsboro, NC, and current Education Director with the Ranked Choice Voting Research Center
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver , New Mexico Secretary of State
Week of Action Webinar: Deep Dive in #RankedChoiceVoting (May 7, 2020)
Panelists:
- Katie Dahl , FairVote Outreach Manager
- Scott Siebel , FairVote Director of Outreach
- Deb Otis , FairVote Senior Research Analyst
Webinar: 2020 Presidential Primary Conversation: Wisconsin, Alaska and Washington (April 16, 2020)
Moderator: Deb Otis , FairVote Senior Research Analyst
Panelists:
- Mohit Nair , Partnerships Director of FairVote Washington
- Bob Betzig, President and Field Director of FairVote Wisconsin
- Amber Lee, PR Consultant for FairVote’s Presidential Primaries education project in Alaska
