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The Detroiter magazine, a publication of the Detroit Regional Chamber, pushes the boundaries when it comes to business news. It delivers timely content that raises thought provoking questions in order to advance business and the Detroit region to attain a healthy, competitive, and sustainable future.

The December 2019 issue was featured on Channel 4-WDIV’s Flashpoint for raising crucial questions about our voting systems – Is there a better way?

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Read Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah’s column and share your thoughts on this issue.

Listen: Pundit Roundtable: Political Innovations And Michigan

• Competitive Advantage: Political Strategy Through A Business Lens

  By Rene Wisely   Business leader Katherine Gehl believes every healthy business thrives on competition, as do consumers. But one industry is floundering under a duopoly: the U.S. political system.  Gehl is so committed to political reform that she sold her $250 …

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• Transforming Elections: Ranked Choice Voting

  By Dawson Bell  There is an election reform that has been quietly making inroads around the country and, in the view of its adherents, may be on the verge of a breakout. It’s called ranked choice (RCV) or instant runoff …

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• Ranked Choice Voting and the Detroit Region

  By Greg Tasker and Dawson Bell The Case for Election Reform in Eastpointe The November municipal election in Eastpointe, a suburb that shares 8 Mile Road as a border with Detroit, was one for the history books.     Not only did …

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• Freedom of Choice: Nonpartisan Primary Elections

  By Tom Walsh  Rising concern about America’s polarized politics has prompted many U.S. states to make changes in how primary elections are conducted, leading to confusing terminology about the various voting systems.    Michigan is one of 20 states that use …

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• Pundit Roundtable: Political Innovations and Michigan

  By Melanie Barnett  Listen to the full recording: Listen on Spotify: Political strategists Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter claim that America’s political system is structured to serve the interests of the Democratic and Republican Parties, …

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• Voting Throughout History

  By Mel Barnett  Voting is arguably the most important system for practicing democracy in the U.S. The process of voting is meant to select representatives most favored by voters. This makes the method of counting votes significant in ensuring accuracy. …

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• The Opposition: Is America’s Voting System Best Left Alone?

  By Greg Tasker  Everyone agrees voting in municipal, state, and federal elections, should be simple, convenient, and fair.   And while there is a growing chorus of voices across the country advocating for election reforms including ranked choice voting (aka instant …

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