At 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…
Read MoreReform 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…
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