New from @polreformna.bsky.social: We surveyed 4,600+ residents across 10 states that lack a ballot initiative process. Do they know they don't have one? What do they think about getting one? 🧵 www.newamerica.org/insights/low...

What if, instead of spamming you with fundraising emails, political parties organized communities, trained leaders, and delivered policy wins? It's not a fantasty. @workingfamilies.org did it. Learn more in @newamerica.org's new report by Tabatha Abu El-Haj. www.newamerica.org/insights/ass...

📣NEW REPORT: What does an "associational party" look like? Tabatha Abu El-Haj takes a deep dive into the Working Families Party of New York and offers a model for rebuilding political parties from the ground up. @politicalreform.newamerica.org Read it here: www.newamerica.org/insights/ass...

This is the most useful thing a person today could read on MMP. Extensive, clear explanation of basic mechanics, design variations, downstream effects, etc. @alexkeena.bsky.social, @oscarp.bsky.social, and Natasha Romero Moskala. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Senior Fellow @leedrutman.bsky.social was selected as one of The @washingtonpost.com's Next 50 in recognition of his work on bold solutions to strengthen American democracy. Full profile: www.washingtonpost.com/post-next/in...

In what feels like an endless period of legislative gridlock, citizen-led policymaking matters more than ever. Check out our conversation with Maresa Strano from @NewAmerica on The Democracy Lab: tinyurl.com/demlabapple tinyurl.com/demlabspotify #PeoplePower

California voters approved Proposition 50, letting the legislature temporarily reclaim redistricting power. In a new article for The Thread, Maresa Strano examines how this affects who gets to decide the rules that govern democracy. 🔗 Read more: https://go.newamerica.org/california-prop-50-5

“American leadership is older today than at any other time in history.” Oscar Pocasangre and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explore the depth of the age divide in a NEW REPORT co-published by @protectdemocracy.org and @newamerica.org protectdemocracy.org/age-divide

New report from @maresastrano.bsky.social @mschmitt9.bsky.social and @oscarp.bsky.social rp.bsky.social‬ lays out the why, how, and where of expanding access to statewide ballot initiatives to more states: https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/reports/expanding-citizen-led-policymaking/

Sorry this is late, but @maresastrano.bsky.social and I published a 4/20 piece that was really about how state-level ballot initiatives made legalization possible, and how direct democracy can be a kind of safety valve when legislators are out of step w/ people. www.newamerica.org/the-thread/4...

The Political Reform program’s report in partnership with the Data and Democracy Lab is now out! We tested alternative electoral systems for the Massachusetts state legislature using statistical models. Read more about the findings here: www.newamerica.org/political-re...