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September 2022

AllSides

Labor Unions Gain Popularity While Enrollment Falls

(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from AllSides.)

As Students Return to Class, Public Confidence in Schools Falters

(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from AllSides.)

Ballotpedia

Jim Beam column: Major news out of Alaska

(American Press quotes Coffee Party partner Ballotpedia while explaining ranked-choice voting.)

Candidates from both major parties are contesting all but two seats in Michigan’s state legislative elections

(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from Coffee Party partner Ballotpedia — Shared to the Michigan page.)

Michigan Proposal 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2022)
(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from Coffee Party partner Ballotpedia — Shared to the Michigan page.)

Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2022

(Continuous learning for an informed citizenry from Coffee Party partner Ballotpedia — Shared to the Pennsylvania page.)

Sample Ballot Lookup

(A voter education tool from our partner Ballotpedia.)

Braver Angels

Rep. Dean Phillips' 'Common Ground' gatherings aim to bridge divide

(The StarTribune mentions Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Braver Angels in an article about bridging divides — Vince Lamb.)

To Destroy Trump, Is It OK to Break the Rules? We'll Pay a High Price for Doing So.

(Yahoo! News republished an op-ed by John Wood Jr., Ambassador for Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member Braver Angels, about the importance of the rule of law that originally appeared in USA Today — Vince Lamb.)

Business for America

Securing Your Vote: Business Briefing on PA Election Operations with Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman

(Bridge Alliance member Business for America invites our followers to an event describing how businesses can maximize the engagement of employees, customers, and community members in the next election. Shared as continuous learning for an informed citizenry, a Coffee Party value.)

Election Reformers Network

Declaring Who Wins Elections is Not a Job For Partisans

(A blog post from Election Reformers Network, a Bridge Alliance member.)

ERN Applauds House Passage of Electoral Count Act Reform & Urges Senate Action

(Election Reformers Network, a Bridge Alliance member, supports an election law reform.)

FairVote

Results and analysis from Alaska's first RCV election

(Bridge Alliance member FairVote on the outcome of an election law reform.)

Who Can Win With The Fewest Votes?

(Bridge Alliance member FairVote asks a question that shouldn’t have to be asked.)

19 Editorial Boards Have Supported Ranked Choice Voting In 2022

(Bridge Alliance member FairVote describes the increasing support for an election reform.)

Issue One

Bipartisan Faces of Democracy participants

(Bridge Alliance member Issue One shared a CNN interview about threats to election workers, which touches on voting rights, a Coffee Party goal.)

National Council on Election Integrity urges Congress to pass full and complete update to the ECA
(Issue One’s press release supports an election law reform.)

League of Women Voters

Term limit proposal opponent group broke campaign finance law, complaint says

(The League of Women Voters, which Coffee Party USA lists among its partners, is trying to get the state of Michigan to enforce campaign finance and transparency laws.)

Open Primaries

Opinion: Write-in candidate Keegan would vote for open primaries in PA - Pocono Record

(The Pocono Record cited Bridge Alliance member Open Primaries in a guest column about an election reform — Vince Lamb.)

R Street

Contending for Democracy on Social Media and Beyond

(Tech Policy Press published a report co-written by senior fellow for internet governance at R Street, a Bridge Alliance member, on the intersection of politics and technology.)

Represent.US

10 Reasons Why Americans Rank 'Threats to Democracy' as Their Number 1 Issue

(Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member RepresentUs list issues with corruption and election law, reforms that are Coffee Party goals, to explain a poll result.)

17 Ballot Measures from History that Might Never Have Become Law

(A Facebook post from Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member RepresentUs listing reforms that happened because of direct democracy.)

Friendly reminder from RepresentUs on Facebook.

(A friendly reminder from Coffee Party partner and Bridge Alliance member RepresentUs to be registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.)

RepresentWomen

With U.S. Democracy Under Attack, Women Election Officials Hold the Front Lines

(Ms. Magazine published an interview by the outreach coordinator at Bridge Alliance member RepresentWomen.)

The Factual

Yahoo Acquires Source Credibility Algorithms With Latest Acquisition

(Search Engine Journal reports the latest news about Bridge Alliance member The Factual.)

TurboVote

We make voting easy
(TurboVote is a program of Coffee Party partner Democracy Works to register voters and remind people about elections. Please share this link to our page to people you know who want to register to vote.) Posted weekly.
New voter registrations have fallen dramatically since the pandemic started.)

Unite America

2022 Champion of Democracy: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

(Bridge Alliance member Unite America honors a champion of democracy.)

University of Virginia Center for Politics