New Style of Election Reform Begins to Emerge

• By Heather Gerken
• Special to Roll Call
• March 27, 2007, Midnight

After years of electoral crises and near-misses, we have yet to see serious changes in the way we run elections. The good news is that a new style of election reform is starting to emerge, and it has taken root in the offices of two top-tier presidential candidates, Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).