#electionreform — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #electionreform, aggregated by home.social.
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Redistricting and the Supreme Court have cut voters out of US House races
#HackerNews #redistricting #voters #USHouse #SupremeCourt #electionreform #democracy
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The Public Purse as a Campaign War Chest
US House members use taxpayer money for ads. This started after rules changed in 2021. Challengers can't do this. Find out how it affects elections.
#FrankingPrivilege, #ElectionReform, #TaxpayerMoney, #USPolitics, #CampaignFinance
https://newsletter.tf/us-house-members-use-taxpayer-money-for-ads/
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House members spent more taxpayer money on ads this year than last year. This money is used for reelection, not just official business.
#FrankingPrivilege, #ElectionReform, #TaxpayerMoney, #USPolitics, #CampaignFinance
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US President Donald Trump renewed calls for mandatory voter ID and criticised mail-in ballots as “inherently dishonest,” urging Republicans to pass sweeping election reforms. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/trump-voter-id-mail-in-ballot-reform-yrv99fpr?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DonaldTrump #TrumpVoterID #MailInBallots #ElectionReform
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Bring Campaigns & Elections to life with Majority Rules Student Assignments & Grading Rubrics. New at Journeys in Film!
These critical thinking & writing exercises can work as in-class student activities or take-home writing assignments. Each assignment also includes a grading rubric.
The Candidate Memo Assignment has students write campaign strategy memos based on traditional and ranked choice voting systems.
The Essay Question asks students to consider how implementing the Alaska system could affect campaigns in their region.
- Designed for uni poli sci.
- Also work for International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) Government.
- Great for community & adult education.Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/film/majority-rules/
#PoliticalScience #InternatonalBaccalaureate #AdvancedPlacement #ElectionReform #Democracy #Government #Democracy #Movies #Education #Homeschooling #AP #IB
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OUT NOW: Majority Rules 2025 — a new cut of #MajorityRules featuring the results of 2024's primary reform ballot initiatives. At a time when confidence in democracy is at historic lows, this film shows how voters can reclaim power.
Get brand new educational resources from Journeys in Film to use the new cut of Majority Rules to teach about ranked choice voting and election reform in your civics, government and political science classrooms. These teaching tools are specifically designed for grades 8-12, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement, and higher education use.
Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/film/majority-rules/
#Education #PoliticalScience #CivicEngagement #Activism #Elections #Democracy #ElectionReform #RankedChoiceVoting #HighSchool #HigherEd #Homeschooling #AP #IB #Movies #Government #Docmentary #USPolitics #USPol
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Teach about #ElectionReform with the Majority Rules High Ed Discussion Guide. New!
Designed for Higher Ed & Community Learning + for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Government classes.
- Background information on primary elections and ranked choice voting in comparison to traditional voting.
- Maps and graphics
- Discussion questions.https://journeysinfilm.org/film/majority-rules/
#Education #Homeschooling #PoliticalScience #Movies #Democracy #USPolitics #Activism #AcademicChatter #AP #IB