Center for Election Science

As of JulyAugust 2022, CES has received over $2.4 million in grants from Open Philanthropy,^[5] $300,000 from the Future Fund,^[6] $50,100,000 from Effective Altruism Funds,^[7] [8] and over $40,000 from the Survival and Flourishing Fund.^[8]9]

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   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

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   Rakich, Nathaniel (2021) In St. Louis, voters will get to vote for as many candidates as they want, FiveThirtyEight, March 1.

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   Piel, Michael (2021) The new frontier: Seattle approves launches a ballot initiative campaign, The Center for Election Science, November 17.

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   Raleigh, Chris (2022) Congratulations Seattle Approves: Approval voting measure qualifies for city ballot this fall, The Center for Election Science, June 16.

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: The Center for Election Science, Open Philanthropy.

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   Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: The Center for the Election Science, Future Fund.

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   Long-Term Future Fund (2020) September 2020: Long-Term Future Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, September.

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   Long-Term Future Fund (2022) December 2021: Long-Term Future Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, August.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

2. ^{^}

   Rakich, Nathaniel (2021) In St. Louis, voters will get to vote for as many candidates as they want, FiveThirtyEight, March 1.

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   Piel, Michael (2021) The new frontier: Seattle approves launches a ballot initiative campaign, The Center for Election Science, November 17.

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   Raleigh, Chris (2022) Congratulations Seattle Approves: Approval voting measure qualifies for city ballot this fall, The Center for Election Science, June 16.

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: The Center for Election Science, Open Philanthropy, December..

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   Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: The Center for the Election Science, Future Fund.

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   Long-Term Future Fund (2020) September 2020: Long-Term Future Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, September.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

As of JuneJuly 2022, CES has received over $2.4 million in grants from Open Philanthropy.,^[5] $300,000 from the Future Fund,^[6] $50,000 from Effective Altruism Funds,^[7]  and over $40,000 from the Survival and Flourishing Fund.^[8]

1. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

2. ^{^}

   Rakich, Nathaniel (2021) In St. Louis, voters will get to vote for as many candidates as they want, FiveThirtyEight, March 1.

3. ^{^}

   Piel, Michael (2021) The new frontier: Seattle approves launches a ballot initiative campaign, The Center for Election Science, November 17.

4. ^{^}

   Raleigh, Chris (2022) Congratulations Seattle Approves: Approval voting measure qualifies for city ballot this fall, The Center for Election Science, June 16.

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   Open Philanthropy (2017)(2022) Grants database: The Center for Election Science — General support (2017), Open Philanthropy, December.

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   Open Philanthropy (2019)Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: The Center for the Election Science — General support (2019), Open PhilanthropyFuture Fund.

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   Long-Term Future Fund (2020) September 2020: Long-Term Future Fund grants, Effective Altruism Funds, February.September.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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As of June 2022, CES has received over $2.4 million in grants from Open Philanthropy.^[5][6]

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CES was involved in successful campaigns to help pass approval voting in the cities of Fargo, North Dakota and St. Louis, Missouri.^[1][2] In November 2021, CES launched a campaign to get approval voting adopted in Seattle, Washington in the November 2022 election.^[3] As of June 2022, the campaign has gathered the signatures necessary to include a ballot initiative on the November ballot.^[4]

CES has received over $2.4 million in grants from Open Philanthropy.^[4]5][5]6]

1. ^{^}

   Piper, Kelsey (2018) This city just approved a new election system never tried before in America, Vox, November 15.

2. ^{^}

   Rakich, Nathaniel (2021) In St. Louis, voters will get to vote for as many candidates as they want, FiveThirtyEight, March 1.

3. ^{^}

   Piel, Michael (2021) The new frontier: Seattle approves launches a ballot initiative campaign, The Center for Election Science, November 17.

4. ^{^}

   Raleigh, Chris (2022) Congratulations Seattle Approves: Approval voting measure qualifies for city ballot this fall, The Center for Election Science, June 16.

5. ^{^}

   Open Philanthropy (2017) The Center for Election Science — General support (2017), Open Philanthropy, December.

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   Open Philanthropy (2019) The Center for Election Science — General support (2019), Open Philanthropy, February.

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CES was involved in successful campaigns to help pass approval voting in the cities of Fargo, North Dakota and St. Louis, Missouri.^[1][2] In November 2021, CES launched a campaigningcampaign to get approval voting adopted in Seattle, Washington in the November 2022 election.^[3]

Further reading

Wiblin, Robert & Keiran Harris (2018) Politics is so much worse because we use an atrocious 18th century voting system. Aaron Hamlin has a viable plan to fix it, 80,000 Hours, May 31.

CES has received over $2.4 million in grants from Open Philanthropy (Open Philanthropy 2017; Open Philanthropy 2019).^[4][5]