Image courtesy of democracydocket.com Happy New Year! As the clock continues to roll forward on 2022, we have many local efforts ramping up. Top 5… Read More »2022 Will Be A Busy Year. Here’s How You Can Help
by S. Chad Peace, Lori Thiel and Amy Tobia In 1911, California adopted the direct initiative and referendum process. In 1913, California adopted the public… Read More »Ranked Choice Voting Would Improve San Diego Elections
Represent San Diego is creating a video to educate the public about Democracy Dollars and we’re look to our readers for cast and crew.
VOLUNTEERS OF REPRESENT SAN DIEGO:second in an occasional series After retiring from a long corporate career, Diane Mosely was in search of a new sense… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Mosely
This piece is republished courtesy of the Independent Voter Network (IVN.us). It was originally published by IVN on May 3, 2021. Austin made history over… Read More »Austin Becomes First Texas CIty to Adopt Ranked-Choice Voting
Note: See Ranked Choice Voting for an explanation of how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) works. The conditions that allow human greed to corrupt institutions such… Read More »How Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Fights Corruption
VOLUNTEERS OF REPRESENT SAN DIEGO:first in an occasional series Medicine and politics may seem unlikely bedfellows, but to Ed Chaplin there’s a connection. Chaplin turned… Read More »Volunteer Spotlight: Ed Chaplin
Most of us have a few political priorities, or hot button issues, we’re passionate about. The list might include climate change, taxation, immigration reform, the… Read More »What’s Your Hot Button?
Bernie Sanders’ loss of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president prompted some voters to cry out, as they have in the past, for the creation… Read More »Do We Really Need Another Party?
The New York Times ran a story recently about Marina Udgodskaya, a cleaning woman who ran for office against her boss, the incumbent mayor of… Read More »How To Avoid A Managed Democracy