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The Case for a Diverse Bench -- and Congress
- Posted: June 29, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie and Cynthia Terrell
- Publication: Roll Call
- Categories: FairVote
In the midst of the heated rhetoric surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor's potential ascension to the Supreme Court, it's time to ask how much we value fair representation, particularly of women. -
Voting rights: Time for new thinking, not rehashed ideas
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Modernizing the vote
- Posted: June 22, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial Board
- Publication: The Baltimore Sun
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board endorses universal voter registration. -
Instant Runoff Elections are a Vote for Civility
- Posted: June 17, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: Yes! Magazine
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Fair Vote's Executive Director, Rob Richie, explains how IRV is greatly benefiting the election process of Burlington, Vermont. -
Minneapolis makes way for new voting system: For the first time, residents will vote for city positions using ranked-choice voting this fall.
- Posted: June 16, 2009
- Publication: University of Minnesota Daily
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote Minnesota Director Jeanne Massey quoted in article on the implemenatation of IRV in Minneapolis. -
RNC poised to begin altering its primary calendar for 2012
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Grunge party politics
- Posted: June 14, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Jacob
- Publication: Townhall.com
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote Board Chair Krist Novoselic is running for County Clerk in Wahkiakum Co, WA to awareness of problems with Washington's open primary system and support for IRV. -
Registration And Voting On Same Day Sought in D.C.
- Posted: June 13, 2009
- Author(s): Tim Craig
- Publication: The Washington Post
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The D.C. City Council considers a variety of election reforms, including same day registration, advance registration for 16-year-olds and 17-year-old primary voting. -
Don't call Pierce County's ranked choice voting weird just because it's different
- Posted: June 11, 2009
- Author(s): Peter Callaghan
- Publication: Tacoma News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Peter Callaghan of the Tacoma News Tribune explains that although many Pierce County residents may think that their recently implemented IRV system for county elections is "weird", they should give it a chance because it has many hidden advantages. -
San Jose considers major change to local elections
- Posted: June 11, 2009
- Author(s): John Woolfolk
- Publication: San Jose Mercury News
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Frustrated by the cost of multiple elections to fill council seats and the difficulty of limiting the influence of special interests, San Jose (CA) officials consider instant runoff voting.