Programs
Program 1 [2020]
FairVote Action focuses on engaging in and supporting advocacy of ranked choice voting (RCV) in elections at the national, state and local level. With minimal overhead under $5,000 in 2020, we had a positive impact in each of our areas of spending. In 2020,: (1) We contributed more than $50,000 to ballot measures committees seeking to pass city measures for ranked choice voting, with all four measures winning in 2020 and one that is well-positioned to win in 2021; (2) We donated more than $10,000 to organizations engaged in impactful advocacy about electoral reform and ranked choice voting;(3) We worked with political and legal consultants who were successful in achieving the objective of four state political parties (in Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas and Wyoming) establishing and administering RCV ballots in their party-run presidential primaries in 2020 - contests that were widely seen as having been very successful with their levels of voter (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$312KRanked Choice Voting Advocacy
OVER 2022, FAIRVOTE ACTION'S EFFORTS AND IMPACTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:LOCAL ADVOCACY: - SIX STATES PASSED PRO-RCV LEGISLATION OVER 2022 (8 BALLOT MEASURES AND 2 WINS THROUGH ORDINANCE), CONTINUING TO MAKE RANKED CHOICE VOTING THE FASTEST GROWING NONPARTISAN ELECTION REFORM IN THE COUNTRY. FAIRVOTE ACTION PROVIDED FUNDING, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, AND STAFF SUPPORT TO PASS BILLS IN KEY CITIES.NATIONAL ADVOCACY: -ONE FEDERAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE WITH A PRO-RCV PROVISION. FAIRVOTE ACTION ADVOCATED FOR INCLUSION OF PRO-RCV PROVISIONS IN COALITIONS AND WITH NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.-FAIRVOTE ACTION BUILT A NATIONAL CROSS-PARTISAN INITIATIVE TO FEATURE RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES IN 2024. -FAIRVOTE ACTION LED THE REINTRODUCTION EFFORT OF THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT, INCLUDING SECURING TWO NEW COSPONSORS OF THE BILL.ENDORSEMENTS:-FAIRVOTE ACTION SECURED SUPPORT OF THE FAIR REPRESENTATION ACT FROM THOUGHT LEADERS LIKE DAVID BROOKS, PERRY BACON, OSITA NWAVENU, NORM ORNSTEIN, NEAL SIMON, AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM DANIELLE ALLEN. CAPACITY AND STRUCTURE:-FAIRVOTE ACTION HAS GROWN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MOVEMENT, 1) EXPANDING ITS ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT WITH A NEW STAFF MEMBER TO LEAD ORGANIZING BEST PRACTICES AND 2) IMPLEMENTING PLANNING, MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS ALL STAFF WORK PLANS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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