Humanist Monthly Program: Fixing an election system that polarizes our society

Drew Spencer explains how Congress has become uncompetitive, polarized, and unfairly skewed
because of the exclusive use of winner-take-all forms of voting; he then presents the solution in
the form of fair representation voting (American forms of proportional representation), which
also lessens the spoiler-effect.

Drew Spencer heads the legal department at FairVote.org . Additionally, Drew contributes to work around ranked choice voting, primary elections, election administration, and the Voting Rights Act. He and Rob Richie have co-authored two law review articles arguing for the use of ranked choice voting in legislative elections. He has also helped draft and submit amicus curiae briefs in cases concerning voting rights, primary elections, and ballot access.

Drew earned a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 2006, and a J.D. from the James E. Rogers College of Law in 2012. He is licensed to practice law in Arizona, where he has also published articles on public financing of elections in the Arizona Law Review and Arizona Attorney Magazine.

Join us at 11:30 for pizza in the meeting room! The meeting starts at 12:00.