Kevin Johnson is the Executive Director of Election Reformers Network, nonpartisan organization that provides support to election reform initiatives in the United States that have potential for significant impact and multiparty support.
Gerrymandering has long eroded the competitiveness, representativeness, and accountability of our democracy. But in recent years, the problem has entered a dangerous phase — one in which both parties see no option but to fight with every weapon they can find.
For a democracy to function, one simple, central fact must be clear to all: who won. There is no disagreement about the winner of the Super Bowl or the Olympic gold medal in the shot put, and the same should be true for election results. But in polarized America, we’ve lost that clarity and public c
Imagine a judge learning that the trial she’s just been assigned involves criminal charges against her husband’s company or a lawsuit against her child. It’s clear what would happen: The judge would recognize that she faces a conflict of interest and recuse herself from the case.
Editor's Note: The following opinion piece was written by Kevin Johnson of the Election Reformers Network. It originally published on The Fulcrum and was re-published on IVN with
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Ohio Capitol Journal. It has also been shared on Fulcrum.us.
What would the NCAA do if the head referee in
Editor's Note: The following op-ed was authored by Kevin Johnson and Alexander Vanderklipp.
Tuesday’s election for the open 7th seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court smashed records
Editor's note: This op-ed originally published on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher. Johnson is executive director of the Election Reformers
Editor's Note: This piece by Larry Diamond, Kevin Johnson, and Miles Rapoport originally published on The Hill, and has been republished with permission from the authors.
Two secretaries
Editor's Note: This article originally published on Governing and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.
Election specialists and national security experts have been gaming
When a Facebook post launched a mass movement to stop self-serving legislators from drawing their own districts in Michigan in 2018, organizers knew they would face stiff opposition from incumbents
Abuse of power stopped by citizens, that’s a good sign of the health of our democracy, and it happened in New Jersey this past weekend when state legislative leaders
