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Beau Tremitiere

Counsel

Beau Tremitiere develops and leads advocacy projects targeting political extremism and authoritarianism, including litigation challenging the constitutionality of state laws prohibiting fusion voting. Prior to joining Protect Democracy, Beau served as a policy aide to United States Senator Joe Manchin III and as a litigation associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Margaret M. McKeown of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable John A. Kronstadt of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Beau received his A.B. from Harvard University and J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review.

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Proportional representation, explained

Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them.

October 28, 2022

  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Analysis

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Why a majority in the Electoral College is so important (opens a new window)

  • April 15, 2024
  • The Fulcrum

In this opinion piece, Protect Democracy’s Cyrena Kokolis and Beau Tremitiere argue that “Today, a majority of the U.S. electorate spanning the left, center and right supports the rule of law and embraces democracy, but could split their votes across several candidates and facilitate the election of a man openly promising authoritarian rule if he returns to the White House. Concerted action to unite this coalition at the ballot box — a fusion of voters with diverse views, interests and priorities but shared democratic values — would reduce the odds of both triggering a contingent election and electing an autocrat.”