Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Every Vote Should Count, From Sea to Shining Sea
- Posted: November 5, 2008
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: New York Times
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Letter to the Editor from FairVote's Rob Richie calling for a National Popular Vote for President to make sure that everyone's vote is counted equally. -
As Maine goes, voting should go
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Historic Election Promises Major Reform
- Posted: November 5, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
2008 was an historic election in terms of the election of the first African American to be president and the largest number of voters at the polls in our history. But in this modern age, there is no excuse for privately-owned voting machines that breed mistrust, confusing ballot designs, polling places with long lines, voter registration laws that leave nearly a third of Americans off the rolls, an Electoral College system that undercuts equality and voting methods that suppress voter choice and stifle fair representation.
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Time to get rid of the Electoral College
- Posted: November 5, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Miami Herald endorses direct election of the President and the National Popular Vote plan. -
How business can help insure a smooth election
- Posted: November 3, 2008
- Author(s): Michael Kieschnick
- Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
Credo phone company president calls for universal voter registration and other reforms. -
Ohio is still the political heartland
- Posted: November 2, 2008
- Author(s): William Hershey and Laura A. Bischoff
- Publication: Dayton Daily News
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Dayton Daily News cites FairVote's 2008 Campaign Tracker, which shows Ohio to be in the campaign spotlight. -
Charter Vote Slow Down Pace at Polls
- Posted: November 2, 2008
- Author(s): Alex Doniach
- Publication: Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article deals with difficulties in the voting process and lists the various city and county charter amendments -
County Commisioner's Fight for Referendum 5
- Posted: November 2, 2008
- Author(s): Sarah Buduson
- Publication: WREG-TV Memphis
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article talks about Commissioner Steve Mulroy's support for Referendum 5 and about possible changes to the election system in Memphis. -
Your Career: Should Election Day be a holiday?
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About that election: a handy guide