The Equal Vote Coalition

06/02/2026

Think how much better elections would be if California had Approval Voting or STAR Voting!

06/02/2026

Alan Zundel, co-founder of the Equal Vote Coalition, discusses the upgradetoptwo.org petition. Check out the video! https://youtu.be/95_X3nZ379U

Try out better voting methods for yourself!There are a number of great tools available to host STAR Voting elections. We recommend our BetterVoting site for elections and polls using STAR Voting, Ranked Robin, Approval Voting and more.

05/31/2026

California's top-two elections system mitigates vote-splitting, but does not eliminate it. This is at the top of many Californians minds now, as the Governor's race is highlighting the issue.

https://www.ppic.org/blog/california-voters-and-the-top-two-primary/

Some have proposed getting rid of the top-two system, but why go from one broken system to an older also-broken system? Instead, why don't we upgrade to a better voting method?

Our chapter is working on just that, with a proposal to upgrade California's elections to Approval Voting plus Top Two. If you'd like to get involved, join in the fun here! equal.vote/join

Why does California have a top-two primary system, what do voters think of it, and why is this year’s election season so important to its future?

05/30/2026

Absolutely phenomenal public testimony from volunteer Carlo!

Approval Voting, STAR Voting, and Ranked Robin are all voting methods that we support, and they would all go a long way to improving elections.

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05/28/2026

Our incredible California chapter is hard at work. They have seen how the top-two California primary for governor is causing controversy due to the potential for vote-splitting. But they are not just sitting around. They are working on a solution!

If you are in California, please sign the petition to upgrade elections to Approval Voting plus a top two runoff. If you are not in California, please share this with your California friends and family! https://www.equal.vote/upgrade-ca-primaries

Want to learn more about Approval Voting? Our friends over at the Center for Election Science have a lot of great resources. Check it out! electionscience.org

05/16/2026

05/16/2026

This Saturday: STAR Voting is doing a TEDx talk!

Get a discounted tickets and read more details - https://mailchi.mp/equal.vote/choose-us-for-your-end-of-year-giving-19883374

04/30/2026

Who has used bettervoting.com to run elections and polls?

☑️ Political parties
☑️ Nonprofits
☑️ Individuals

Give it a try yourself! It's free and open source!

Create secure elections with voting methods that don't spoil the vote.

04/26/2026

Our very own Sara Wolk will be giving a TEDx talk about voting reform next month in Monmouth, Oregon! Here’s a sneak preview of what she’ll be talking about. We’d love to see you on Saturday, May 16th at Leonard W. Rice Auditorium ⭐

Get your tickets here! https://luma.com/szo205xx

04/23/2026

With its problems laid bare by the California Governor's race it's important to remember that Top Two is still more accurate than traditional primaries and a general with one candidate from each party -- but there's definitely room for improvement.

The Plurality top-2 primary has the same expressivity and spoiler problems as the status quo. Although the top-2 phase helps, we need a system like STAR or Approval Top-2 to truly solve the problem. Read more at

One of the most important criteria we use to evaluate voting methods is "accuracy," but how do we determine if a voting method is accurate? Does it elect the candidates who should win? Are the winners representative? There are many tools that researchers use to answer these questions, and, like all....