Let’s improve Chicago elections! Join us to hear from Rebecca Williams of FairVote Illinois about the fight to establish a Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) system for municipal elections in the City of Chicago.
This virtual event event is free to attend and open to the public.
This event is part of our Chicago in Focus lecture series, which seeks to highlight and explore the most important issues facing Chicagoans today.
About the Speaker
Rebecca Williams is the executive director of FairVote Illinois. She began with the organization in 2022 as the statewide organizer and led the successful Evanston and Oak Park campaigns. Rebecca has worked in political organizing and policy advocacy since 2017, securing environmental wins for Illinois with prior organizations. She has a passion for nonpartisan systemic reforms and currently resides in Willowbrook.
Past Chicago in Focus Programs
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