HARVARD MAGAZINE : Making America Competitive Again

Nonpartisan primaries and ranked-choice voting have already been adopted by voters in Alaska, led, Porter says, by “a strong core of independent moderates.” Maine voters recently opted for ranked-choice voting as well, and New York City is deploying the instant-runoff system in its June mayoral primaries. Porter hopes to continue to build grass-roots enthusiasm for these ways to overcome political dysfunction, particularly among younger voters. He sees education as key, and wants to encourage schools of business and government to incorporate information about election reforms in their curricula. “We have to keep talking about this, and not just two months before the election,” he says. “People need to understand that it’s our government. It’s not going to change unless we change it.”

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