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Conflict of Interest in Election Governance: The Obscure Problem You Ought to Be Worried About
Competing teams shouldn’t pick the referees
Nov 14, 2025 • Kevin Johnson
Even in These Dark Times, Progress on Election Reform Is Possible, and Happening
What reformers should do now to be ready for 2029
Jun 9 • Kevin Johnson
Building Elections that People Can Trust
A New Zealand case study
Feb 11 • Ambar Zobairi
A Message to MA Political Leaders: More Choice Is Better for the State, the Nation, and Your Party
Insider politics shouldn't block reform to our dysfunctional primary system
Jul 7 • Kevin Johnson
Why Germany Lets a Statistician Run Its Elections
And other lessons for the United States
Mar 12 • Ambar Zobairi
Defending the Majesty of the Democratic System
The words that end dictatorship
Nov 21, 2025 • Kevin Johnson
The Officials Who Run Our Elections Shouldn’t Have to Pick a Side
The hidden conflict facing America’s local election officials
Aug 6 • Kevin Johnson
A “Fix-The-Rules” Focus Can Give Us Hope for America in 2026
Loving democracy means accepting its rules must change
Jan 7 • Kevin Johnson
America’s Top Election Referees Need More Support
Strengthening election governance in a high-stakes election year
Jan 28 • Kevin Johnson and Joe Cerrone
Trump’s Firing of Election Commissioners Illustrates America’s Crisis of Election Governance
Yesterday, President Trump fired all the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the federal agency responsible for guidance and…
Jul 10 • Kevin Johnson and Heather Balas
As American Democracy Faces Continued Challenges, New ERN Report Looks for Lessons from Abroad
Comparative case studies show how democracies built safeguards for neutral election administration
May 21 • Election Reformers Network
Election Governance Matters, Edition 3
August ballot measure elections yield big wins and troubling losses for democratic systems.
Aug 10 • Election Reformers Network
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