Better Elections Partnership

While little is known about the organization, it has operated in the state of Colorado and is registered as a trade name in Washington, D.C., where Arabella Advisors is headquartered. ^{2 3} Additionally, several organizations with similar names have been noted in the media; it is unclear if they are affiliated with the Sixteen Thirty-backed project. ^{4 5 6 7}

Background

According to the right-of-center Americans for Public Trust, Better Elections Partnership is a fiscally sponsored project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a left-of-center nonprofit incubator managed by the Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm Arabella Advisors. Americans for Public Trust considered the Better Elections Partnership to be an inactive trade name as of May 2025. ¹

There is evidence that Better Elections Partnership, the same entity operated by Sixteen Thirty Fund, has a presence in Colorado. In a list titled “Other Names a Registered Entity Uses to Solicit Contributions in Colorado” from the Colorado Information Marketplace of registered organizations within the state, Better Elections Partnership is listed with the same Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employer Identification Number (EIN) as the Sixteen Thirty Fund. ²

An entity called Better Elections Partnership with the file number of TN0007063113 was listed for trade name renewal in the registry of the Washington, D.C. Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection in 2023. ³

Affiliated Groups

There are several groups that advocate for ranked-choice voting that operate under similar names. An organization known as Better Elections MO has attempted to push the voting method in the state’s elections. The ranked choice system would allow voters to vote for multiple candidates, which in the hope of its advocates would overcome the feeling among voters that they are forced to vote for the “lesser of two evils.” The group received a $670,000 grant from a Virginia-based organization called Article IV. ^{4 8}

Another organization called Alaskans for Better Elections pushes for ranked-choice voting in the state of Alaska. It successfully passed a ballot initiative to introduce a ranked-choice voting system to state elections in 2020. ^{9 10}

The political action committee (PAC) Oregonians for Ranked Choice Voting was formerly known as Oregonians for Better Elections. The organization received funding from Unite America PAC and FairVote Action Fund. ^{11 12 5}

Other groups going by similar names that advocate for ranked choice voting include Better Elections Rhode Island and Better Elections for Illinois. ^{6 7}