top of page
Resources on Proposition 131 and Election Reform
Website Logo
Link Name
Description
URL
Ballotpedia - CO Prop 131
Ballotpedia - Colorado Proposition 131
https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_131,_Top-Four_Ranked-Choice_Voting_Initiative_(2024)
Colorado Proposition 131 sponsor
Yes on Prop 131
https://yeson131.com
Ballotpedia - open primaries
Ballotpedia - information on the open primaries concept
https://ballotpedia.org/Open_primary
Kahn Academy - open primaries, closed primaries, blanket primaries
Short video: Explanation of Open, Closed, and Blanket Primaries:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-political-participation/us-gov-electing-a-president/v/open-primaries-closed-primaries-and-blanket-primaries
Fair Vote - ranked choice voting
Short video: What is Ranked Choice Voting?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z2fRPRkWvY
American Bar Association
ABA - Political Reforms to Combat Extremism
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/election_law/american-democracy//resources/political-reforms-combat-extremism/
Politico article
Politico - Ranked-Choice Voting
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/how-to-fix-politics-in-america/polarization/ranked-choice-voting/
The Fulcrum - article
Fulcrum - Democracy reformers rank open primaries as top priority in 2024
https://thefulcrum.us/open-primary-ranked-choice-voting
The Hill - opinion
The Hill - The flaw in ranked-choice voting: rewarding extremists
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3711206-the-flaw-in-ranked-choice-voting-rewarding-extremists
The Economist - article (requires subscription)
The Economist - In praise of ranked-choice voting. A simple reform might fix America's dysfunctional politics
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/06/14/in-praise-of-ranked-choice-voting?utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&ppccampaignID=17210591673&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADf4AbYQd79DnYy0f6QkNrTd0mOeW&gclid=CjwKCAjwlbu2BhA3EiwA3yXyu42QNHpv2e19NfevNK96caQytKlKDjsx7Cevz2uoTRcNvxtnd6C0wxoCafcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Cal Matters - commentary
Cal Matters - Has California's top-two primary system worked?
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/06/has-californias-top-two-primary-system-worked/
OpenPrimaries - article
OpenPrimaries: The Myth of the Red State - Policy over Party in the Nebraska State Capitol
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/openprimaries/pages/544/attachments/original/1443559603/Nebraska9.29.15.compressed.pdf?1443559603
Sandra Day O'Conner Institute - short video
SDOI - The Pros and Cons of Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHMDZaAfIfk
Arizona PBS - short video
Arizona PBS short video - Arizona survey respondents want an open primary system
https://azpbs.org/horizon/2023/08/arizona-survey-respondents-want-an-open-primary-system/
Arizona PBS - short video
Arizona PBS short video - Primary election overhaul in Arizona could benefit independent voters
https://azpbs.org/horizon/2023/07/primary-election-overhaul-in-arizona/
PBS Newshour - news video
PBS News Hour - How open primaries and ranked-choice voting can help break partisan gridlock
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=ec3eb9fcd9e1b35d&sca_upv=1&rls=en&sxsrf=ADLYWIJqv1th5Qqr7sOeMLv38DWKY0nRgw:1724851793491&q=do+ranked+choice+voting+and+open+primaries+decrease+extremism%3F&tbm=vid&source=lnms&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok3TYtUIqP1gXwzloUbIhLdpKrPUnECB89KldayD8-e8Dl5HWACom4lT7-0e889K6duZ0WFanPsJajd_NbnkXQ8QX7Rk_iJFTK_phfzByTCe4Z1wvAw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWwMPT5ZeIAxUpITQIHWLWGLA4ChDSlAl6BAgSEAE&biw=1349&bih=680&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:659f145f,vid:pplidyBDFA8,st:0
FairVote
Advancing ranked choice voting and proportional representation
https://www.fairvote.org/
bottom of page