RFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke to Shaw Local News Network about Gov. Pritzker’s reelection and the continued need for anti-corruption measures and campaign finance reform in Illinois. “With one scandal after the other rocking Springfield and trust in state government…
Read MorePatch covered the victory of the ranked choice voting referendum in Evanston, and cited Reform for Illinois as a supporter of the proposal. Read the article here.
Read MorePatch covered the upcoming ranked choice voting referendum in Evanston, and cited RFI as a supporter of the proposal. Read the article here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by ABC7 news about the upcoming referendum on ranked choice voting in Evanston. “Rank[ed] Choice Voting can make our politics more democratic and less divisive,” she said “It’s great for voters because they can…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with the Illinois Times about Illinois’ competitive 48th District State Senate race between incumbent Sen. Doris Turner (D) and state Rep. Sandy Hamilton (R). Turner and Hamilton have raised more than $5 million so far. …
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about campaign cash trends in Illinois during the final weeks before Election Day. “The Democrats do have huge fundraising advantages over Republicans in many races and overall, especially in statehouse races,”…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with WTTW about former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan’s ward committeeman campaign account, which has over $2.7 million cash on hand. “It’s remarkable that it seems like he just can’t quit the Democratic Party, and…
Read MoreThe Evanston Review, which is published by the Chicago Tribune, recently covered the push to adopt ranked choice voting in Evanston. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan is quoted in the article as one of the proponents of RCV. Read the…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed by WGN News about Evanston’s ranked choice voting referendum. “…It eliminates our really low-turnout municipal primaries. Primaries are famous for having low turnout – and what that means is you get a tiny slice…
Read More“This Election Day, Evanston voters will decide on a referendum that would make the northern suburb the first place in Illinois to adopt ranked-choice voting. If it passes, Evanstonians will get a more powerful voice in their democracy. They could…
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