The afternoon session was moderated by NBC’s Chuck Todd
On April 22, 2015, FairVote teamed up with American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL) and the American Constitution Society for an action packed, one-day conference called “National Democracy Slam 2015.” Throughout the day, reformers, journalists, elected officials, and scholars explored 17 bold ideas for breaking partisan gridlock, ending gerrymandering, and improving America's elections and politics.
Reforms were presented, rebutted, and debated with live polling of the audience, including those watching online, I took part in the online voting, following each exchange.
The day culminated in a final “Democracy Slam” moderated by NBC’s Chuck Todd, in which an impressive panel of judges rated six reforms and their impact on congressional elections based on a set of five criteria. Each reform was given a score of 1 (low) to 5 (high) for its impact on each of the following criteria:
a) Voter turnout and political participation
b) Fair representation of parties and political groups
c) Fair representation of racial minorities and women
d) Electoral competitiveness
e) Alleviating polarization in Congress
CLICK HERE to view the results of the voting.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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