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Winner: FairVote Board Member Hendrik Hertzberg
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FairVote will analyze NOLA runoffs
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FairVote Takes on New Staff
- Posted: May 17, 2006
- Categories: FairVote
Bill Shein comes to FairVote from Massachusetts, where he was a regular columnist for The Berkshire Eagle, the biggest newspaper in the western part of the state. Shein won the National Press Club Award for Humor in 2005. He was the founder and president of the pro-voter participation organization Yes I Will and a 1990 graduate of Tufts University.
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Bipartisan Support for Congressional Representation for D.C.
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Vermont State House and Senate Pass IRV Study Bill
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Implementation of instant runoff voting one step closer in Vermont
- Posted: May 11, 2006
- Categories: FairVote
On Wednesday, May 10, the Vermont State House voted in favor of a bill to study implementation of instant runoff voting (IRV) on the statewide level by 2008. Instant runoff voting is a ranked choice system of majority voting. The House vote follows Senate passage of the measure on April 28.
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FairVote Stands With Movement for Voting Rights Act Reauthorization
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Municipal Right to Vote Action Plan
- Posted: May 4, 2006
- Author(s): Usman Ahmed
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Right to Vote Amendment, Felon Disenfranchisement, FairVote, All Reports
Because Americans treasure the right to vote, they often are surprised by a shocking fact: the Constitution does not affirm the right to vote. As a result, there are virtually no federal election administration standards, and there is mass disenfranchisement at each election. Yet the history of voting rights in America since 1787 is one of general, if irregular, progress toward universal franchise. The Municipal Right to Vote Initiative seeks substantive reform at the local level while detailing a plan to take America's voting rights to their logical conclusion: an affirmative, federally protected right to vote.
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Outside Looking In: How Shutting Washington, D.C. Out of the Presidential Primary Process Hurts Black and Urban America
- Posted: May 1, 2006
- Author(s): Ryan Griffin
- Categories: FairVote
This report makes clear the extent to which the preferences of black and urban voters are under-represented in the nomination process. It then argues that an early primary in Washington, D.C. is the only way to give these loyal Democratic constituencies an effective voice in the 2008 nomination. -
IRV Victory In Student Elections