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Rob Richie

Rob Richie is the president and CEO of FairVote

Stickers that read "I Voted By Mail" sit on a table waiting to be stuffed into envelopes by absentee ballot election workers at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, NC on September 4, 2020 (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images))

Early voting is tremendously powerful. Here’s one way we can protect its integrity

David Daley, Rob Richie
A worker cleans a voting machine after it was used at McKinley Technology High School on primary election day on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, nine states and the District of Columbia are holding primaries, most of which were previously delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Want candidates who will reach beyond their base? Change how we vote

David Daley, Rob Richie
Former presidential candidate Ross Perot addresses the first California statewide convention of the Reform Party | Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich. (AP Photo/Salon)

Justin Amash, Ross Perot and the third-party future: Ranked choice voting is the answer

David Daley, Rob Richie
Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Justin Amash (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

The Justin Amash conundrum has an easy fix: Ranked choice voting — and democracy

Rob Richie, David Daley
Jill Mickelson helps a drive up voter outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building Monday March 30, 2020, in Milwaukee. The city is now allowing drive up early voting for the state's April 7 election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Wisconsin’s primary is in chaos — but Wyoming’s isn’t: A lesson in democracy

Rob Richie, David Daley
Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar (AP Photo/Salon)

Our primaries have a zombie problem: Early voters for drop-out candidates shouldn’t lose their voice

David Daley, Rob Richie
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event in Tacoma, Wash., Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Democrats could face a disaster at a brokered convention. Here’s how the DNC can avoid it

David Daley, Rob Richie
Donald Trump; Joe Biden (AP/Getty/Salon)

Why Biden’s big lead recalls Trump 2016 — and why that’s a problem for democracy

Rob Richie, David Daley
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Study: GOP likely to retain power after 2018 midterms

Rich Robinson, Rob Richie
Roy Moore; John Curtis (AP/Brynn Anderson/Rick Bowmer)

How to save majority rule: What the Alabama and Utah primaries can teach us about democracy

Rob Richie
(Reuters/Larry Downing)

It’s worse than gerrymandering: This is the reform we need to restore democracy, competitive elections

Drew Spencer, Rob Richie
Chris Christie (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

The Christie scandal everyone overlooked: A $12 million self-motivated political scheme

Rob Richie, Devin McCarthy
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Let’s not give Chris Christie a pass for election chicanery

Rob Richie
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The House GOP can’t be beat: It’s worse than gerrymandering

Rob Richie, Devin McCarthy
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Winner take some

Rob Richie, Steven Hill