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Cast vote for ranked choice
- Posted: March 30, 2009
- Author(s): Eric Fried
- Publication: Fort Collins Coloradoan
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Eric Fried outlines why instant runoff voting is superior to plurality voting, and argues for its adoption in Fort Collins, CO. -
R.I. Senate passes bill on U.S. Senate vacancies
- Posted: March 25, 2009
- Author(s): Katherine Gregg
- Publication: The Providence Journal
- Categories: FairVote
The Rhode Island Senate has now approved its version of a bill to strip the governor of his power to appoint a replacement for a U.S. Senator who dies or leaves office for any other reason in mid-term, and require special elections instead. -
'Ranked-choice' voting saves time, money
- Posted: March 21, 2009
- Author(s): Mary Evans and Bob Wahman
- Publication: Duluth News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Mary Evans and Bob Wahman of the Duluth Better Ballot Campaign state their case for instant runoff voting, which they hope will be on the ballot in Duluth in 2010.
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Ranked-choice' voting saves time, money
- Posted: March 21, 2009
- Author(s): Mary Evans and Bob Wahman
- Publication: Duluth News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Mary Evans and Bob Wahman of the Duluth Better Ballot Campaign state their case for instant runoff voting, which they hope will be on the ballot in Duluth in 2010. -
Bernstein Wins APA Presidency
- Posted: March 20, 2009
- Publication: Psychiatric News
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article on March elections for American Psychiatric Association President and other officers, where instant runoff voting was used. -
RI lawmakers give early approval to bill allowing voters to elect US Senate replacements
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Ray Henry
- Publication: The Associated Press
- Categories: FairVote
Rhode Islanders would elect their U.S. senators when an incumbent dies or leaves office unexpectedly under proposals that have gained new life since the controversy over President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. -
Still Broken
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The New York Times
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The New York Times Editorial Board endorses a range of election reforms, including universal voter registration and national standards for election administration. -
State's high court to expedite appeal on instant-runoff voting
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Steve Brandt
- Publication: Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear an appeal on a case about the constitutionality of instant runoff voting for Minneapolis elections. It has already been ruled constitutional by a Hennepin County District judge. -
In Defense of IRV
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Terry Bouricius
- Publication: Seven Days
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote's Terry Bouricius explains why Burlington's elections are much better under instant runoff voting than they were when the city used runoff elections. -
Shut Out at the Polls
- Posted: March 16, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The Washington Post
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The Washington Post Editorial Board advocates for modernizing the outdated voter registration system in the U.S.