Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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The Electoral College And Other Hazards
- Posted: October 23, 2008
- Publication: National Journal
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Interview with FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie on prospects for electoral reform. -
With two weeks to go, presidential candidates spoil six lucky states
- Posted: October 22, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
After nearly two years of campaigning, the 2008 presidential election will be over in just 13 days. For voters in most states, they won't see the candidates between now and Election Day nor experience campaign activity generated by the presidential campaigns. They will be voyeurs to the "real action" taking place in an ever-shrinking number of presidential battlegrounds.
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FairVote's Campaign Tracker attracts media attention
- Posted: October 22, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
In 2008 the campaigns and the media are heavily focused on the presidential battlegrounds – to the point where 26 states have not had a single public event by one of the major party presidential or vice-presidential nominees since the Republican convention. Boosted by the work of David Schnicke and Laura Kirshner, FairVote’s new “campaign trackers” for presidential campaign visits and advertisement spending has garnered significant media attention.
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Christopher Smitherman and Marian Spencer United on Yes on Issue 8
- Posted: October 21, 2008
- Author(s): Marian Spencer and Christopher Smitherman
- Publication: Cincinnati Herald
- Categories: FairVote
Commentary by former Cincinnati vice-mayor and FairVote board member Marian Spencer and Cincinnati NAACP president Christopher Smitherman on the case for adopting Issue 8 and proportional representation in Cincinnati this November -
Biden's visit rare for a blue state on the sidelines
- Posted: October 21, 2008
- Author(s): Peter Callaghan
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
Columnist Peter Callaghan quotes FairVote and cites its 2008 candidate tracker in a story on how the current Electoral College system generally keeps the campaigns away from Washington State. -
New Study: Lack of Planning in Virginia May Cause Election Day Problems
- Posted: October 20, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Virginia voters could experience problems at the polls this Election Day due to lack of uniformity, insufficient preparation and limited access for students, 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--Virginia Edition
- Posted: October 20, 2008
- Author(s): Adam Fogel, Allison McNeely
- Categories: FairVote
The Democracy SOS Project aims to increase transparency in election administration and to monitor the actions of election officials, starting with Secretaries of State. This series reports the results of surveys of 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, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as election officials in counties with at least 500,000 residents in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. -
Steve Welzer responds
- Posted: October 18, 2008
- Author(s): Steve Welzer
- Publication: Green Party Watch
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Green Party Candidate explains his support for instant runoff voting and proportional representation. -
EAB: The two-party system
- Posted: October 17, 2008
- Publication: Daily Camera
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Editorial Board of the Daily Camera share their views on the two party sytem. -
The Acorn Story
- Posted: October 17, 2008
- Author(s): Editorial Board
- Publication: The New York Times
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The New York Times editorial board endorses universal voter registration.