Could Election Reform in DC Help Conservatives Embrace It Nationwide?

Reformers in Washington, D.C. are trying to break the liberal domination of governance in the nation’s capital. 

Democrats comprise 76 percent of registered voters, but they hold nearly every elected position. There’s not a single Republican among them, and the few independents who have slipped in behave like Democrats. D.C. elections are so dull that few voters show up — a mere 28 percent in 2020.

Make All Votes Count D.C., an advocacy group, got a ballot initiative approved by the District of Columbia’s election board. To get this election reform proposal on the ballot, proponents must gather signatures from about 26,500 (or 5 percent) of the voters registered citywide.

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