Achievements

Since launching in 2017, here's just some of what we've achieved:

To strengthen ethics for state election chiefs, we helped the Utah legislature pass first-in-the-nation conflict of interest legislation.

To protect presidential elections from partisan manipulation, we helped pass critical legislation in Arizona, Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin. And our advocacy for change to the antiquated electoral count law contributed to bipartisan reforms closing the loopholes behind the January 6th attack on Congress .

To protect local election officials from partisan pressure, we developed innovative, scenario-based election ethics support programs in partnership with state election associations.

To stop partisan disruption of election result certification, we helped win reform in Michigan and published the first state-by-state assessment of partisan control over this key process.

To fight back against partisan manipulation of the redistricting process, we backed successful anti-gerrymandering ballot initiatives in Utah and Missouri. We also provided key legislative support for a successful campaign to pass anti-gerrymandering legislation in New Mexico.

To help journalists and voters understand critical election procedures and court cases , we launched the Election Overtime program, and the Election Litigation Tracker.

To prevent partisan loyalists from undermining elections from within, we developed new methods for choosing impartial state chief election officials, and new options for selecting election board members.

To make election outcomes better reflect voter preferences, we provided strategy and funding support for Maine’s successful ranked choice voting (RCV) ballot initiative, as well as for the RCV campaigns in Massachusetts.

To build broad-based consensus around fixing the Electoral College, we created the Proportional Solution.

To advance awareness of viable solutions to the challenges confronting US democracy, we published more than 30 op-eds in media outlets including The Washington Post, The Hill, Governing, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, and CommonWealth magazine, all of which are readable on our blog.
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As ERN continues to develop its programs and policies, we will continue to advocate for nonpartisan changes to our election ecosystem that remove conflicts of interest and put power in the hands of voters, not partisan actors.