Heather Balas

May 1, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Heather Balas

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Sep 12, 2023 | azcentral.com | Barbara Smith |Heather Balas

The heat wave of political polarization has hit Arizona as hard as any state. Controversies over election administration are red hot. Multiple challenges to the 2022 election results are pending in court, turnover is high among election officials and extensive electoral reform legislation has been fiercely debated. Remarkably, Arizona voters are not giving up on the system. Instead, they’re doubling down on commonsense ideas to increase trust.

Jun 22, 2023 | thefulcrum.us | Heather Balas

Balas is Vice President of Programs at the national public policy organization, Election Reformers Network, and is a long-time advocate for redistricting reform in America. This month’s earlier U.S. Supreme Court ruling on redistricting brought a surprising and promising win for U.S. democracy, but one that highlighted overall weaknesses America must address.