Advocacy

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In common usage, "advocacy" refers to the political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions. The word "activism" refers to efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, religious, economic, or environmental change. We use the words interchangeably here on electowiki.

There are many electoral reform organizations all over the world. Since electoral reform is heavily dependent on local laws and local communities, many nations and localities have separate chapters for advocacy purposes.

Regional organizations

This page will be broken down by continent/region (ordered east to west from the international date line), then by nation (ordered alphabetically).

Oceania

(Oceania is the geographic region comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)

Europe

main article: Advocacy/Europe

United Kingdom

• Electoral Reform Society (website: https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/)

North America

main article: Advocacy/North America

Below are links to activism organizations in countries in North America, such as Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Canada

main article: Advocacy/Canada

• Equal Vote Coalition
• FairVote Canada

Mexico

main article: Advocacy/Mexico

United States

main article: Advocacy/United States

There are many organizations advocating for electoral reform in the United States. Among those:

• FairVote - promotes IRV
• The Center for Election Science - promotes Approval voting
• Equal Vote Coalition
• Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center

Notes

Voting reform activism generally follows a plan of studying a voting reform academically, educating voters about the proposed voting reform, and quantifying the positive and/or negative effects of the reform after its implementation. Example: