Reform for Illinois (RFI) will appeal a recent court decision limiting the power of Illinois municipalities to adopt ranked-choice voting – and potentially other reforms – for their local elections. RFI, which advocates for empowering voters with fair, accessible…
Read MoreRFI Board President David Melton was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article about RFI’s Evanston ranked-choice voting lawsuit, which was dismissed by a Cook County judge in a November 12th ruling. “The main reason they’re [refusing to implement ranked-choice voting],…
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan was interviewed about Illinois’ lobbying regulations as part of the Chicago Tribune’s “Culture of Corruption” series. “We are, I would say, close to the bottom of the barrel in terms of lobbying regulation compared to other…
Read MoreThe Evanston RoundTable spoke with RFI Board President David Melton after a Cook County Circuit Court judge nullified Evanston’s 2022 referendum adopting ranked-choice voting for local elections. “The opinion does not acknowledge the fact that under Section 6f of Article…
Read More“Competition among political parties – even if it’s just two – that’s certainly better than if there’s only one party. But you need to have enough robust parties that they’re competing against each other for your vote and there’s some…
Read MoreIn an interview with The Center Square about the ongoing Madigan trial, RFI ED Alisa Kaplan said there are reasons legislators sometimes don’t like ethics rules. “It’s human nature not to want to restrain yourselves. We’re asking lawmakers to make…
Read MoreCook County Clerk Cedric Giles: Phone: 312-603-0931, Email: cedric.giles@cookcountyil.gov Please CC Clerk Giles’ presumptive successor following November’s election: Monica.Gordon2@cookcountyil.gov Evanston’s Cook County Commissioner Josina Morita: District Phone: 847-864-1209, Email: Josina.Morita@cookcountyil.gov Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle: Phone: 312-603-4600, Email: info@tonipreckwinkle.org…
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune spoke with RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan about Local 150’s influence in Springfield. “This kind of money could buy a lot of influence,’’ she said. Read the article here.
Read MoreRFI ED Alisa Kaplan spoke with The Center Square about the need for ethics reform in Springfield as former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial continues. “I just don’t think that we’ve seen the push for real change that we…
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune interviewed RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan about the large amounts of campaign cash flowing into Chicago’s first-ever elected school board races. The latest numbers are unsurprising, she said, “but it is alarming. And Illinois’ unique rule allowing…
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