Election Reformers Network

Election journalists: your role as reporters covering the 2024 general election is crucial. We invite you to join the Election Reformers Network and other election law experts as they launch access to the “Election Overtime Project” – a series of complementary tools designed to support you in your unique job covering close and contested elections this November.?Register now! https://lnkd.in/gye2eZaC

Ballot initiatives are a key pillar of state democracy. Voters deserve the right to legislate and amend directly, through a fair process free from partisan interference. That's why ERN is joining the Respect Voters Coalition. Learn more about why these issues are important and sign the open letter: https://lnkd.in/gjXnby-Z

New certification guidelines for Georgia county officials add nothing to an already robust election verification process. Instead, the state election board has opened up potential for confusion and unwarranted delays, writes ERN Executive Director Kevin Johnson for The Fulcrum: https://lnkd.in/eNf9MJGC

When an election official runs in a race they themselves oversee, should—or can—they recuse from decisions that could impact the outcome? ERN's latest report, written with the input of former election officials and other experts, outlines potential solutions for such dilemmas. Having a recusal framework in place can increase trust in elections, writes Executive Director Kevin Johnson for Governing. #elections #ethics #reform https://lnkd.in/eZJRtUmY

The political dysfunction so evident in the presidential race has two key sources, writes ERN Exec. Director Kevin Johnson for The Fulcrum: toxic polarization that elevates cultural warfare over policymaking, and rules that protect the major parties and allow them too much control over elections. https://lnkd.in/etM8Q_DC

Election Reformers Network and the Bridge Alliance have come together to create the Election Overtime Project to help reporters, journalists, TV anchors and others prepare America to understand—and not fear—close elections. Read more: https://loom.ly/ODKyZIA

“Our elections officials are elected in partisan elections — no other democratic country in the world does that,” Johnson said. “The reason no other country does that is it leads to conflicts of interest.” ERN's focus area is covered today in The Denver Post: https://lnkd.in/eKbdfc-c #elections #democracy #2024

"Close and contested" doesn't mean "unfair and suspicious." The U.S. has set rules and processes when a narrow outcome is challenged, and it's more important than ever that Americans understand this "election overtime." https://lnkd.in/eiy2nc6a #2024election #2024planning

Good news! Last week, Michigan Senate Bill 529 was signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, making MI the eighth state (and the second swing state) to pass legislation bringing its laws into compliance with the time-frames and procedures established by the Electoral Count Reform Act. ERN and its partners were proud to support this important legislation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e7q9JfBS

"In a situation where we need neutral referees to decide what's neutrally the most objective way to present this proposition, we get people who are playing for one team," ERN Exec. Director Kevin Johnson tells Law360 in this piece on ballot initiative language: https://lnkd.in/e_2mAz-G #elections #ballotlanguage