Resources

Public Releases

Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform Public Statement
Public Statement made by Steering Committee members at November 04, 2023 Village Board Meeting

Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform Public Statement
Public Statement made by Steering Committee members at November 21, 2022 Village Board Meeting

Post-Election Press Release
Skokie Alliance press release published in the Skokie Patch on November 18, 2022

Skokie Referendum Mythbusters
Published in the Skokie Patch on November 2, 2022, this piece addresses misinformation about the referendums

Video Presentation on The Case for Electoral Reform
View an 8.5 minute version of the Alliance presentation used throughout the campaign for electoral reform to explain the three referendums

Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about the Alliance and the three referendums

The Case For Electoral Reform Policy Paper
Policy paper written by James Johnson in December, 2021

Relevant External Research & Case Studies

The Effects of Uncontested Elections on Legislator Performance
Contested elections improve legislator performance: ”Our primary hypothesis is that legislators who run unopposed are less active lawmakers than those who were selected through competitive elections. Studying roll-call vote participation and bill introduction and enactment for most of the U.S. states for 1999—2000, we find that state legislators elected in unopposed elections perform more poorly compared to their colleagues elected in competitive contests.”

A powerful Democratic-leaning group throws its weight behind election reform
"It is incumbent on those who care about democracy — organizations, advocates, funders, and commentators — to make electoral reform a bigger part of their collective work,” Tausanovitch argues. “It is increasingly clear that electoral incentives are a big part of what is driving the dysfunction in American politics.”