Silver City Daily Press . . .Robert’s Rules of Order is a guide to conducting meetings through which decisions should best be made as a group. It has set the standard by which meetings, especially in lower levels of government, have been conducted in the United States...
Independent Voter Project: American democracy today is working more poorly than it has in generations. . . . . .Ranked choice voting (sometimes called “instant runoff voting” and “preferential voting”) is a proven voting method designed to accommodate having more than...
Brainerd Dispatch (MN): The first Brainerd City Council meeting of 2017 started with some important business. The council unanimously elected Dave Pritschet as council president for 2017-18. . . . . . Pritschet coaches speech and debate at Brainerd High School, where...
Ponca City News Jadan Terrazas, a senior at Ponca City High School, campaigned and won the title of Governor, the highest ranking official at the 2016 Oklahoma American Legion Boys State. Jadan’s parents are Alfonso and Wendy Tarrazas of Ponca City. The Oklahoma Boys...
Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) At least one good thing emerged from the fevered swamp of the 2016 election: voters in Maine approved ranked-choice voting for future elections, becoming the first state to do so. Pennsylvania and others ought to do the same....