Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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E-Newsletter May 28, 2009
- Posted: May 28, 2009
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Features:
- IRV Debuts in Two New Cities
- Youth Voting Measures Take Off in the States
- Voting Rights Events Coming in June
- National Popular Vote: Legislative Wins & Media
- Proportional Voting: Problem Solver
- In Memoriam
- More Highlights from the Past Month
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Get 'Em (Ready to Vote) While They're Young
- Posted: May 26, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Fidalgo, David Segal
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Universal Voter Registration, FairVote, All Reports
A movement is growing within the states to swing the doors of our democracy wide open, encouraging and facilitating the active participation of young people in the electoral process.
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Get 'Em (Ready to Vote) While They're Young
- Posted: May 26, 2009
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
As a key element in what is welcome progress toward universal voter registration, a movement is growing within the states to swing the doors of our democracy wide open, encouraging and facilitating the active participation of young people in the electoral process. From education, to access, to advance registration, more and more legislators and public officials are doing their part to invite young people into the process and kick start habits that can last a lifetime.
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Fixing City Hall: Charter committee begins look at overhauling local government
- Posted: May 21, 2009
- Publication: News Review
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
A Sacramento Charter Review Committee is looking at both instant runoff voting and proportional representation as possible chang -
Herbkersman, Richie - Time to run off runoffs
- Posted: May 21, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: The State
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Runoffs after primaries can mean big plunges in voter turnout. Rob Richie and SC State Rep. Bill Herbkersman explain how IRV can solve this problem. -
Fixing City Hall
- Posted: May 21, 2009
- Author(s): Cosmo Garvin
- Publication: News Review
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
A Sacramento Charter Review Committee is looking at both instant runoff voting and proportional representation as possible changes to the city's charter. -
Senate approves Connors bill to join National Popular Vote Pact
- Posted: May 19, 2009
- Author(s): Greg Pare
- Publication: Rhode Island General Assembly
- Categories: FairVote
STATE HOUSE – The Senate today approved legislation to join Rhode Island into a pact with other states to ensure that the candidates who win the most votes nationwide in presidential elections are the ones who win the White House. -
Rattiner wins TCU presidency
- Posted: May 18, 2009
- Author(s): Ben Gittleson
- Publication: Tufts Daily
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Brandon Rattiner won the presidency in Tufts University student government elections, with 52% of the vote in the school's instant runoff voting election. -
Why states should adopt the National Popular Vote plan for president
- Posted: May 17, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: San Diego Union-Tribune
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
FairVote's Rob Richie writes that the Electoral College deepens political inequality, and explains why the National Popular Vote plan is our best opportunity to ensure that every vote for president is equally valued. -
High schoolers get a lesson in voting
- Posted: May 16, 2009
- Author(s): Michelle Stuckey
- Publication: The Gainesville Sun
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
High school voter registration efforts have increased and improved in light of Florida's uniform voter registration age of 16 years-old.