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👑CROWNING CONGRESS👑 250 years after rejecting government by coronation, nearly 35% of the U.S. House was effectively elected this year without securing a single vote: uniteamerica.org/articles/cr…
150 candidates. 84.8 million Americans with no choice at the ballot box.
It’s not a red or blue issue - it’s the Primary Problem.
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Both parties engage in election gamesmanship -- including backing fringe candidates in the other party's primary and running spoilers in general elections.
The only difference in Alaska is that its election system make these tactics much less effective: four candidates advance from the primary, and voters can rank their preferences in the general. In addition, the true source of political spending must be publicly disclosed.
It's another reason why party insiders are trying (again) to repeal this system in Alaska, and why both parties have opposed it in other states. It's good for voters!
With the World Series underway, @MLB has proven that expanding postseason access delivers better competition.
Meanwhile, 87% of congressional districts in 2026 are already foregone conclusions before November arrives.
Why our elections need to take a page from baseball’s playbook from @uniteamerica's Carlo Macomber: uniteamerica.org/articles/it…
On November 3, voters aren't just choosing candidates - they're deciding who gets to participate in our elections and whether citizens keep the power to change the rules.
From open, all-candidate primaries in Alaska and Massachusetts to protecting citizen initiatives in Montana, Missouri, and Utah, the future of election reform is on the ballot.
Unite America breaks down what's on the ballot across the country: uniteamerica.org/articles/un…
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.@McConaughey: “In 2024, [according to @uniteamerica,] 87 percent of U.S. House seats were effectively decided in party primaries by just 7 percent of eligible voters. thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kno…
Roughly one-third of the U.S. House - 147 seats - will be filled by politicians who ran unopposed in their primary and face no real competition this November.
As @NickTroiano writes in @RCPolitics, for most of the country, the primary is the election, and most voters were never invited to participate.
Read: realclearpolitics.com/articl…
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Building & leading @UniteAmerica over the past decade has been the most meaningful work of my life.
I’m deeply grateful to our team, board, investors, and partners who helped turn an audacious idea into a national force for election reform.
I approach this transition with immense pride in what we’ve accomplished and strong confidence in the future of our organization and our movement.
uniteamerica.org/articles/un…
After a decade building and leading Unite America, founding Executive Director @NickTroiano will step down March 1, 2027. We’re grateful for his leadership and excited for Unite America’s future as our Board launches a national search for our next CEO.
uniteamerica.org/articles/un…
Calls to “terminate” Alaska’s ranked choice voting miss the bigger picture: Measure 2 would eliminate far more than RCV. A YES vote wipes out the entire three-part reform Alaskans passed in 2020:
🗳️Top-4 open primaries
🏅Ranked choice general elections
💰Dark money disclosure rules
The irony? The "vote-splitting" concerns critics cite are the exact problems the system was designed to solve. Meanwhile, primary turnout reached over 31% this cycle, candidate competition is up, and uncontested races dropped to 16%.
Read our full analysis ⬇️
uniteamerica.org/articles/tr…
Just 9% of voters have already effectively elected nearly 90% of the U.S. House before November.
Because safe, gerrymandered districts make the November election a formality, races are decided in primaries where less than 10% of voters turn out.
Worse: many House members didn't face a single primary opponent in their safe seats.
This is the Primary Problem. Learn more: uniteamerica.org/primary-pro…
#ElectionReform #Democracy #PrimaryProblem #UniteAmerica
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Alaska has a long history of an extended vote-counting period – well before the state’s adoption of ranked choice voting.
Due to Alaska’s size, geography, & state law, it could be 15 days before we know the results of close 2026 elections.
Learn more ⬇️
fairvote.org/when-should-we-…
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Massachusetts voters could completely rewrite the rules of primary elections.
Question 3 would scrap separate party primaries, put every candidate on one ballot, and send the top two finishers to November — regardless of party.
Here’s what voters need to know:
ivn.us/massachusetts-could-e…
#Massachusetts #Question3 #OpenPrimaries #ElectionReform #IndependentVoters
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Pennsylvania’s closed primary wall just took a major hit.
The state House passed a bipartisan bill that would give 1.5 million independent voters a voice in primaries.
Now the fight moves to the Senate.
@OpenPrimaryUSA highlights this story and More!
ivn.us/pennsylvanias-closed-…
#OpenPrimaries #IndependentVoters #Pennsylvania
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1.4 million independent Pennsylvanians are one step closer to having a voice in every taxpayer-funded election.
Huge win for election reform as HB 280 passes the PA House with bipartisan support and moves to the Senate!
BREAKING: The PA House just passed HB 280 in a bipartisan vote! 🗳️
This brings 1.4 million independent Pennsylvanians one step closer to having a voice in every taxpayer-funded election. Next stop: the Senate.
Read our full statement 👇
uniteamerica.org/articles/st…
BREAKING: The PA House just passed HB 280 in a bipartisan vote! 🗳️
This brings 1.4 million independent Pennsylvanians one step closer to having a voice in every taxpayer-funded election. Next stop: the Senate.
Read our full statement 👇
uniteamerica.org/articles/st…
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Just 9% of voters effectively decided most congressional races before November.
Now, a new poll finds 56% want to replace party primaries with open, all-candidate elections.
But IVN Editor @ThatShawnG explains that there's more to this story.
ivn.us/9-of-voters-already-p…
#IndependentVoters #OpenPrimaries #Election2026
📊 How are voters experiencing the Primary Problem in real time? A new national poll sponsored by Unite America Institute shows:
🚨 62% say wealthy donors & Super PACs have too much influence, compared to just 13% of ordinary voters
🚨 74% say Congress is not effectively addressing the country’s biggest problems
✅ More than 70% said all voters - including independents - should be able to participate in either party’s primary
Dig in to the poll’s findings here: uniteamerica.org/articles/ne…
