by Derek Monson | Feb 2, 2023
Evidence suggests that Utah should let municipal ranked choice voting continue Written by In 2021, I had my first experience with ranked choice voting (RCV), along with tens of thousands of Utah voters. The RCV ballot arrived in the mail along with some instructions...
by Derek Monson | Feb 1, 2023
New law shows the triumph over zero-sum mentalities in education Written by Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. With Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature on HB 215, students and educators in Utah are going to see historic reforms to Utah’s education system. They...
by Derek Monson | Jan 19, 2023
These principles and institutions should be a measuring stick for lawmakers and voters Written by Derek Monson Originally published by Utah Policy. The 2023 Utah legislative session is concluding its first week. New lawmakers have gotten their first taste of the...
by Derek Monson | Jan 12, 2023
Accountability for elections and policymaking lies with us Written by Derek Monson Utah’s 2023 legislative session is about to begin, on the heels of the fifth-longest race for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the history of that legislative body. The...
by Derek Monson | Jan 5, 2023
2022 election verdict: Vote by mail didn’t advantage either political party Written by Have you ever seen a group of people get riled up over a change in how something is done – “this will lead to terrible things!” – and you look at the change and say, “Isn’t this...
