Why are cities and counties the frontline of democratic reform right now?
What would it actually mean to elect legislators who reflect the full range of communities they serve?
At a moment when democracy feels fragile, what does it take to build something better?
We got the answers. This week, Eveline sits down with Colin Cole and Heather Villanueva of More Equitable Democracy, a national organization working to advance racial equity through electoral reform. They have spent years building the case and the coalitions for proportional representation at the local level. They talk about what drew each of them to this work, why STV and PR are MED’s reform of choice, and what it takes to move a community from awareness to campaign to success.
The conversation also gets into MED’s Electoral Justice Initiative, a cohort of local organizations across the country pursuing PR in their own jurisdictions, and what the current political moment means for this work. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to organize for electoral systems change from the ground up, this one’s for you.
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