Our Government is Broken. What Can We Do to Fix It?

"A republic, IF you can keep it" -Ben Franklin

We Can Break Partisan Gridlock by Achieving Three Goals

40% of Americans still don’t believe the results of the last Presidential election.  For democracy to work we need people to vote and to believe in the election outcome.

Through gerrymandering and other partisan practices, only 10% of Congressional elections are competitive.  That’s no way to make politicians compete for votes.

Legislative practices, outdated election laws and the growing importance of big money, make our government too much of an inside game.

Reform Elections Now (REN) is a non-partisan group of law and business school graduates looking for ways to eliminate the government paralysis which is threatening the health of our democracy and making the United States uncompetitive.

REN Event Announcement

The Supreme Court’s Overturning of the Voting Rights Act Actually Opens a New Way to Fix Our Election System  

Thursday, September 24th at 5:30pm EST

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court significantly weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which created “majority-minority” districts. Almost immediately, southern states began the process of gerrymandering to reduce Democratic and minority districts. Republicans hailed the victory, while Democrats and minorities cursed the decision, since it will likely reduce the number of Democrats and minorities in Congress. 
 
It is easy to look at this ruling as a win for Republicans. They are likely to gerrymander and increase their seats. However, this is a far more complicated subject than most believe.There are two critical issues to consider.  Has Section 2 increased minority representation, and has it benefited the way our government operates? You may be surprised and encouraged by what the REN team has uncovered and the resulting positive implications for election reform. 
 
Please join Reform Elections Now on Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. to explore the impact of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on our political system and what we can do to use the Supreme Court decision as an opportunity to improve our dysfunctional political system.

Featured Event Vignettes

Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at Stanford University

On why if you’re not scared what might happen in two years… you should be

Peter Siris, Research Director at Reform Elections Now

On unlike my prediction in 2020, this prediction should never come to pass

Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU

On 3 ways how to avoid a constitutional crisis in 2024

Edward B. Foley, Professor of Election &Constitutional Law at School of Law, The Ohio State University

On why the outdated Electoral Count Act needs to be urgently updated (which it ultimately was on Dec ’22 with guidance from Foley’s  group and REN)

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