Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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6th Circuit: Libertarians Must Be On Ohio Ballot
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FairVote Conference: APSA
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Women's Equality Day Commemorates Franchise, Struggle for Equality
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National Popular Vote Plan Passes California Senate
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FairVote and the American Political Science Association Cosponsor Half-Day Course on the National Popular Vote Plan
- Posted: August 16, 2006
- Categories: FairVote
FairVote and the American Political Science Association’s Section on Representation and Electoral Systems will cosponsor a half-day course on the National Popular Vote Plan at APSA’s conference in Philadelphia. The course will take place from1:00 to 5:00 PM at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA,and will include three panels covering the case against electoral college, the mechanics and current status of the National Popular Vote Plan, and the potential impact of the reform. Panelists will include FairVote’s Executive Director, Rob Richie and Director of the Presidential Elections Reform Program, Bill Shein, as well leading scholars on voting and representation in the United States.
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Instant Runoff Voting: Signed into Law in North Carolina, on Ballot in Minneapolis
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Skiing and IRV
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International Snapshot: Poland
- Posted: August 1, 2006
- Author(s): Inga Kwiatkowska
- Categories: Europe, Research & Analysis, International Elections, FairVote, All Reports
Poland held elections to its parliament in September 2005. Its lower house, the Sejm, is elected proportionally from closed lists. The Senate is elected in two- or three-member winner-take-all districts. While this feature of Senate elections should discourage small parties from running candidates, more and more parties contest elections with each passing cycle. Despite a relatively high threshold of 5% to enter the Sejm, small, ideologically similar parties proliferate, and coalition-building remains a challenge. This paper looks the intersections of Poland’s electoral system and party behavior, coalition-bulding, and turnout. It also considers the potential implications of a change to the formula used to allocate Sejm seats.
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E-Newsletter August 1, 2006
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FairVote Radio: Metro Watch