An article by Patch details the increasing popularity of RCV. Skokie joins Oak Park and Evanston as counties to vote on a RCV referendum. Evanston’s decision to put RCV into effect was blocked by the Cook County Clerk; RFI appealed…
Read MoreCoverage of RCV and RFI’s efforts in Evanston featured in the Chicago Tribune. RFI Board President comments on the work done in Evanston. Reform for Illinois, an advocacy group, led a successful campaign to adopt ranked choice voting in Evanston:…
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune details former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial; raises questions about the room for reform in this climate. Among the ideas getting bandied about are strengthening the legislative inspector general and the legislative ethics commission as well…
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune highlights statewide corruption and the path towards reform; RFI Executive Director comments on the state of campaign finance. “If we don’t take care of this soon we will erase the line between independent expenditure committees and candidates,”…
Read MoreAt Issue, a podcast on WBBM, covered RFI’s push for a public campaign financing program and the blurred line separating lobbyist and lawmaker. “In more recent years, people have become interested in the equity implications of these types of programs…
Read MoreRFI Board President David Melton spoke with The Center Square about the “zombie” state boards and commissions in Illinois. “The problem is too many of these boards and commissions operate without any real action.” Read the article here.
Read More“There’s been a lot of talk and very little action.” RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Daily Herald about the absence of ethics reform provisions in the new laws going into effect in Illinois on January 1st. Read…
Read MoreThe Center Square covered RFI’s recent decision to appeal its ranked-choice voting lawsuit. “We know, and we’ve put before the court, the fact that the Dominion voting machines in question that are used in Cook County, Dominion markets and sells…
Read MoreIndependent Voter News covered the dismissal of RFI’s Evanston RCV lawsuit and RFI’s plans to appeal. “Illinois residents have a right to determine how they will be governed,” RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan said. Read the article here.
Read More“While many Illinois residents clearly support improving local democracy with ranked-choice voting, the Clerk’s office and its lawyers are grasping at legal straws to thwart the will of voters,” RFI Board President David Melton said in an interview with Evanston…
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