Fairvote

“The spouse of the ceo is a board member and was an employee of the organization until august of 2018.”

“Management was provided a copy of the return for review prior to submission to the taxing authorities.”

“Annual review and meeting.”

“All governing documents of the organization are available upon request or at the organizations headquarters in takoma park, md.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 497,647 management and general expenses 59,835 fundraising expenses 564 total expenses 558,046total other fees on form 990, part ix, line 11g, col a 5558,046”

“Form 990, part i, line 1, description of organization missionconvene strategic conferences, write extensively about our proposals, and engage with civic leaders and journalists. Form 990, part iii, line 1, description of organization missionconvene strategic conferences, write extensively about our proposals, and engage with civic leaders and journalists. Form 990, part iii line 4a, program service accomplishments:education about ranked choice voting and general democracy-we updated resources explaining the electoral college and reform ideas like the national popular vote plan.-we maintained a policy guide with an array of proposals to provide fair access to voting.we were most focused in 2018 on a voting method called ranked choice voting (rcv). Our work has contributed to rcv becoming a mainstream proposal that is being discussed and implemented in states and cities around the country. Highlights of our work and its impact are listed below.-our ranked choice voting resource center project has made remarkable strides toward overcoming difficulties in election administration. Its team conducted in-person meetings with influential election officials and representatives of the largest voting system vendors; published podcasts and webinars covering topics in rcv election administration; presented testimony in legislative and judicial hearings; participated in decision-making around the next iteration of the eacs voluntary voting system guidelines; spurred action around addressing the best way to audit rcv elections; spearheaded the development of the universal tabulator to read ballot data and generate rcv election results; provided advice to our state and local partners when dealing with election administration issues, and more. Their work was helpful to many other state advocates in key states for rcv, including contributing to the successful resolution of santa fes legal dispute over implementing rcv in 2018 and to six utah municipalities deciding to use rcv.-ten cities (amherst ma, las cruces nm, st. Louis park mn, memphis tn, several cities in utah, and one county (benton county or) in 2018 took action toward using rcv for the first time in 2019. Many of these jurisdictions sought information about rcv from fairvote and/or our ranked choice voting resource center project.-the first implementations in santa fe (nm) and statewide in maines primary and general elections went well in 2018. Both had high turnout, effective use of the ballot by voters, and smooth technical implementations. In santa fe, fairvote new mexico led by maria perez organized an effective voter and candidate education campaign partly funded by ljaf, and in main fairvote worked in coordination with the league of women voters and maine citizens for clean elections to educate about rcv and partnered with the bangor daily news on a statewide exit survey to learn more about voter experience with rcv. We invested heavily in voter education and media engagement in the california bay area as four cities used rcv, including san francisco.-media attention to rcv has taken on new prominence, with much of it citing fairvote as a trusted national resource on rcv implementation and data. In 2018 alone we generated more than 100 press accounts quoting fairvote experts or citing our data in reporting, including seven from the associated press, reuters and bloomberg. Major newspaper editorial boards expressed support for rcv, including the new york times, washington post, boston globe, minneapolis star tribune, baltimore sun, the portland press herald, and others. Opinion columnists and op-ed contributors from the left, right and center have voiced their support in many prominent national traditional and digital media sources.-we have equipped state and local allies with greater resources and support toward pursuing their (mostly volunteer) work for rcv in their communities. We conducted six regional summits in 2018, with an average attendance of about 50 participants. The”