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November 15, 2023 DeForest Soaries | The Messenger

America Can Have Better Elections

"It [Fusion] has even brought together my old boss, former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (a Republican), with my friend, former U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli (a Democrat), to join forces in support of fusion voting. We can overcome the challenges that face us today, embracing the strengths of our country, rising above our differences and focusing on the founding principles of America."

November 8, 2023 The Bulwark

Here’s Why a ‘No Labels’ Campaign Could Be Even Worse Than You Thought

This once-widespread practice allows third parties to co-nominate a candidate with a major party. Historically, this gave third parties like No Labels real, meaningful leverage over politics, including at the presidential level—negotiating their support in exchange for policy concessions—without having to run a protest candidate to bring attention to their priorities and demands.

October 3, 2023 William Galston | Wall Street Journal

Fusion Voting Could Lower the Temperature

"If states permitted major parties to compete for a minor party’s nomination of their candidate, the winning candidate would tend to be less extreme and have a broader base of support. Fusion-minded parties wouldn’t satisfy voters who regard as unacceptable both major-party candidates, but it would leave them as free as they are now to back alternatives to these candidates. No one would lose except factions in both major parties who want their leaders to ignore moderate and centrist voters."

July 30, 2023 Rutgers Law Journal

State Constitutional Fusion Voting Claims: Textbook New Judicial Federalism in New Jersey

In interpreting the New Jersey Constitution, we look for direction to the United States Supreme Court, whose opinions can provide “valuable sources of wisdom for us.” But although that Court may be a polestar that guides us as we navigate the New Jersey Constitution, we bear ultimate responsibility for the safe passage of our ship. Our eyes must not be so fixed on that star that we risk the welfare of our passengers on the shoals of constitutional doctrine. In interpreting the New Jersey Constitution, we must look in front of us as well as above us.1

July 5, 2023 The Washington Post

Our two-party political system isn’t working. The fix? More parties.

"The way to build the health of our political parties and thus of our democracy is by ensuring meaningful competition. We might have a two-party system, but in most parts of the country, we really have only a one-party system. Even where the two parties compete, they each have an effective monopoly on opposition. Only vibrant multiparty democracy can create enough competition. We need reforms that expand the possibilities for more and better parties to form."

April 27, 2023 Opinion | The Star-Ledger

Want to encourage centrists? Tell the party bosses to back off

“An FDU poll from February showed that 56% of New Jerseyans from across the spectrum support fusion voting, while only 32% oppose it…Poll director Dan Cassino believes the reason is simple: The system needs reform, and everybody knows it. “The argument against fusion ticket laws has always been about maintaining stability,” Cassino said. “But when both sides are unhappy with the way their parties are going, that stops being a compelling case.”’

April 23, 2023 Opinion | The Star-Ledger

Why we need a 3rd political party in New Jersey

Whitman and Torricelli assert that fusion voting would “empower the individual voter frustrated with our two major parties. A vote for a candidate on a centrist party’s line would be a powerful and effective way to signal that you favor problem-solving over posturing, and to reward politicians who are workhorses instead of grandstanders.”

December 1, 2022 Opinion | The Star-Ledger

I’m suing New Jersey because I shouldn’t have to vote for a Democrat or a Republican

"Fusion means that voters...can send a clear message about values and priorities while also helping the better candidate win.... Fusion was legal in New Jersey into the 1920s. I’m suing the state to permit it once again."

November 21, 2022 The New York Times

Does Fusion Voting Offer Americans a Way Out of the Partisan Morass?

"Under fusion voting, multiple parties can nominate the same candidate, who then appears more than once on the ballot. Proponents say it allows voters who don’t feel comfortable with either major party to express their preferences without “wasting” votes on candidates with no hope of winning."

October 20, 2022 Fast Company

Why pro-democracy advocates want to bring back this electoral system from the 1800s

Fusion voting allows a candidate to run on multiple party lines. Could it help end the country’s ‘two-party doom loop?’

September 26, 2022 CATO Institute

The First Amendment and Fusion Voting

In an age of hyper‐polarization, restoring fusion offers an important way to break up the strict duopoly of American politics.

September 20, 2022 Opinion | The Star-Ledger

Heard of fusion voting? It would actually benefit New Jersey.

It’s no secret that our political system is being tested by extreme polarization, threats to the rule of law, and challenges to democratic norms. But Connecticut offers what may be a secret weapon against this threat: fusion voting.