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Census will reshape Peoria's council districts
- Posted: May 13, 2011
Peoria has hired consultant National Demographics Corporation for $57,000 to help with its redistricting process. That will start once new census numbers are released by the February deadline.
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GOP rolls the dice in 2012 with plurality, winner take all rules
- Posted: May 13, 2011
No elected office in the world matters more than the presidency of the United States. Given that reality, it's remarkable that our method of electing it can have such flaws.
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A Voting Reform Finds its Moment
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Opinion: Ranked choice voting making a difference in the Bay Area
- Posted: March 25, 2011
While our creaky, 200-year-old democracy continues to rust at national and state levels, the Bay Area has become a hotbed of political reform. San Francisco and Oakland have led the way in passing pioneering reforms like ranked choice voting (also known as instant runoff voting) and public financing of campaigns.
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How to Avoid the Hamas Problem in Egypt
- Posted: February 18, 2011
There is great worry in many quarters that elections in Egypt could result in a polarized government, or even an Islamist takeover. But this need not happen if the electoral rules are constructed to encourage broad representation.
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Rank the Vote
- Posted: October 1, 2010
- Author(s): Nicholas Stephanopoulos
- Publication: The New Republic
Nicholas Stephanopoulos offers a Democratic perspective on the benefits of instant runoff voting.
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City of San Francisco Instant Runoff Voting Videos
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Building an Iraqi coalition is part of democracy
- Posted: March 25, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Publication: The National
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, FairVote
FairVote's Pauline Lejeune responds to an article about the March 7th Iraqi Parliamentary elections.
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San Leandro goes with ranked-choice voting system
- Posted: January 21, 2010
- Author(s): Jason Sweeney
- Publication: Oakland Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
After a much-anticipated vote, ranked-choice voting is a go in San Leandro.
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Consider shifting spring elections to fall
- Posted: January 13, 2010
- Publication: Capital Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
"Instant-runoff voting is working in communities across the country, including San Francisco and Burlington, Vt., and has tremendous potential to democratize our politics."