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Can a 17-year-old register to vote? It depends
- Posted: September 30, 2009
- Author(s): Timm Herdt
- Publication: Ventura County Star
- Categories: FairVote
"Most Californians register to vote not because a political cause has touched their heart, but rather because they checked a box on a form at the Department of Motor Vehicles when they received or renewed their driver's license." -
Auditor trying to discredit ranked choice
- Posted: September 28, 2009
- Author(s): Kelly Haughton
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Letter to the editor: Washington Local believes that the Pierce County Elections Department's Auditor is wasting taxpayer money by not refusing to use ranked choice voting. -
Giving teens a civic voice
- Posted: September 27, 2009
- Author(s): Ashley Holloway Foxx
- Publication: The Fayetteville Observer
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
In January, North Carolina will become the third state to implement FairVote-endorsed youth preregistration. -
Instant runoff voting (IRV) has come to the fore in Long Beach.
- Posted: September 26, 2009
- Author(s): Gautam Dutta
- Publication: Press-Telegram
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Letter to the editor: explains why Long Beach, FL would be better off with IRV rather than their current runoff system. -
St. Paul needs IRV
- Posted: September 17, 2009
- Publication: Minnesota Daily
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Editorial endorses ballot measure to bring instant runoff voting to St. Paul. -
Instant runoff election a model of transparency and verifiability
- Posted: September 17, 2009
- Author(s): Caleb Kleppner
- Publication: Aspen Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Whether you like IRV or hate IRV, Aspen's election was a model of transparency and verifiability, and American elections would be improved if they incorporated elements of Aspen's election. -
The Business of Voting Machines
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A better election alternative for King County: ranked-choice voting
- Posted: September 8, 2009
- Author(s): Joe Szwaja
- Publication: Seattle Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Washington State activist writes, "take it both from the grass roots and from those who study elections for a living. We can save money, increase turnout and encourage positive campaigns by allowing our county's voters to consider adopting RCV." -
Chooser Illusion
- Posted: September 8, 2009
- Author(s): Dave Maass
- Publication: Santa Fe Reporter
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Santa Fe prepares to experiment with IRV, and local candidates see the value of a system that provides a legitimate mandate from the voters. -
Give voters final say on vacancies