Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Messy Elections: Can we trust the results?
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Author(s): Kevin Zeese
- Publication: TrueVote.US
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Election integrity activist calls for secure elections and ranked choice voting. -
FairVote Releases Report on Election Administration
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
FairVote released the National Edition of a report series that seeks to shed light on the practices of county election officials responsible for running efficient elections this November.
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New Study: Large Counties in Swing States May Face Election Day Problems
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Voters in the largest counties in 10 key swing states may experience problems on Election Day because of insufficient preparation and inadequate poll booth and machine allocation plans, according to a report released today by FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group.
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Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks--National Edition
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Author(s): Adam Fogel, Allison McNeely
- Categories: FairVote
The Democracy SOS Project is aimed to increase transparency in election administration and monitor actions of election officials, starting with Secretaries of State. The following reports are a compilation of the results of surveying county clerks in 10 "swing states" during the 2008 Presidential Election. FairVote staff and interns surveyed nearly every county clerk in Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado and Pennsylvania, as well as election officials in counties with at least 500,000 residents in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin. We asked questions designed to shed light on the practices of the county, as well as their interpretation and compliance with state law. -
Make all votes count
- Posted: October 26, 2008
- Author(s): Ron Dzwonkowski
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Disenchanted by the recent lack of attention paid to Michigan, Detroit Free Press editor Ron Dzwonkowski argues for the National Popular Vote interstate compact to make Michigan voters relevant throughout every campaign. -
It's time to get rid of Electoral College
- Posted: October 26, 2008
- Author(s): Jeff Pozmantier
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Editorial in the Houston Chronicle calls for the direct election of the President and asks readers to support the National Popular Vote initiative. -
Blue State Blues
- Posted: October 25, 2008
- Author(s): Gail Collins
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins addresses the sense of neglect felt by voters in "spectator" states as a result of the Electoral College and the winner-take-all method of allocating states' electors. -
Redesigning Democracy
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Closing In on Election Day
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Former Nirvana member speaks about political involvement
- Posted: October 23, 2008
- Author(s): Ben Keller
- Publication: The Collegian
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Former Nirvana Bassist and FairVote Chair Krist Novoselic speaks to Fresno State students about election reform.