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How about a side of instant runoff voting?
- Posted: September 7, 2009
- Author(s): Kathie Jenkins
- Publication: St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
To get voters educated -- and to drum up business -- St. Paul restaurants are holding "tasting trials" using instant runoff voting. -
It's time to elect all U.S. senators
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Rob Richie - It's time to elect all U.S. senators
- Posted: September 4, 2009
- Author(s): , Rob Richie
- Publication: McClatchy Papers
- Categories: FairVote
In the wake of the death of Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts legislators are debating a change to allow the current Democratic governor to make a short-term appointment. Massachusetts should stand by its law. As Sen. Kennedy said in a May 2005 speech to Congress, "The vast majority of Americans' share our commitment to basic fairness. They agree that there must be fair rules, that we should not unilaterally abandon or break those rules in the middle of the game." -
And the Winner Is...
- Posted: September 2, 2009
- Author(s): Blair Bobier
- Publication: The Political Reform Blog
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
New America's Blair Bobier makes the case that if the Motion Picture Academy can see the wisdom of IRV, so should the state of California as it considers changing to the "top two" primary system. -
Senators question system of replacing retirees
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A way to restore the people's Senate
- Posted: August 27, 2009
- Author(s): Brian Dickerson
- Publication: Detroit Free Press
- Categories: FairVote
Despite moves to change Massachusetts law to allow for appointments to fill Senate vacancies, Dickerson says mandating special elections would be a "fitting tribute" to the late Sen. Kennedy. -
Replacing Senator Kennedy
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Successor can wait
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Black candidate for Euclid school board to test new voting system
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An Official Right to Vote