RepresentWomen's Solutions Summit Day Three! (2022)

RepresentWomen's inaugural Solutions Summit brings together experts and leaders in election administration, voting rights, and democracy reform who are working on innovative solutions that upgrade and strengthen our democracy. Women experts will discuss a range of critical issues related to fair access, fair elections, and fair representation. Experts will focus on viable, scalable, and transformative solutions to build a 21st Century Democracy that reflects today’s needs and values.

RepresentWomen is a nonpartisan research and advocacy hub that is dedicated to building a 21st-century democracy with inclusive gender balance at every level of government in the United States. We study the barriers women face in politics and partner with allies to advance best practices to address those barriers so that all women can run, win, serve, and lead.

Fair Representation: House Expansion, Redistricting, Ranked Choice Voting, & the Fair Representation Act

Experts will explain the barriers to fair representation that are built into our current system: the incumbency advantage, the limited size of the House, gerrymandering, plurality winners, winner-take-all elections, and single-member districts. Experts will dive into expanding the House, redistricting and ending gerrymandering, Ranked Choice Voting, and the Fair Representation Act as lasting, gold-standard solutions to the representation crisis we currently face. The day will end with actionable takeaways, so participants will know exactly how to help advance these solutions.

Introduction: Discussion of the existing challenges related to fair representation to establish a foundational understanding of the issues we are trying to solve. Here audience members will gain a solid understanding of the barriers in our current system.

Time: 3:00 - 3:15 pm

Speakers: Erin Vilardi, Danielle Allen

"The Ranked Choice Voting Solution"

A live one-on-one conversation between two widely respected women experts on Ranked Choice Voting as a solution to the representation crisis in our current system. Here audience members will learn about viable, scalable, and transformative solutions directly from the experts themselves.

Time: 3:15 - 3:40 pmSpeakers: Secretary Shenna Bellows, Grace Ramsey, Rebecca Chavez Houck

"The Fair Representation Act, House Expansion, and Independent Redistricting Committees"

A live conversation between three widely respected women experts on the Fair Representation Act, House Expansion, and Independent Redistricting Committees as solutions to the representation crisis in our current system. Here audience members will learn about viable, scalable, and transformative solutions directly from the experts themselves.

Time: 3:40 - 4:00 pm

Speakers: Rina Shah, Katie Fahey, Michelle Whittaker, Angela Kouters

Solutions Panel

Live panel discussion between three to five “on-the-ground” experts that will share their experience in working to advance House expansion, Independent Redistricting Committees and eliminating gerrymandering, Ranked Choice Voting, and the Fair Representation Act at the local, state, and national levels.  Here audience members will learn about tangible action steps they can take to join us in advancing these viable, scalable, and transformative solutions.

Time: 4:00 - 4:50 pm

Moderator: Tiffany Gardner | Speakers: Stephanie Houghton, Jaqueline Castaneda, Jessica Lieberman, Sarah Higginbotham, Maria Perez

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