Month: June 2018
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Winning With Less Than Ten Percent Support Is Not Representative Democracy – Opinion
By Doug Goodman, Founder & Executive Director, Nevadans for Election Reform The candidates waged good campaigns. They appealed to the electorate and were victorious. But do they represent their constituencies? The answer to this question does not reflect on the candidates. It is a symptom of a process that prevents a majority from casting a…
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Primary Early Voting Starts – Major Parties Still Lost Voter Share
By Doug Goodman -Founder & Executive Director Nevadans for Election Reform Early voting has started for the primary elections but voter registration for May, leading up to the election, showed both the Democratic and Republican Party lose voter share. For the Democratic Party the only bright spot was among those 18 to 34 years of…