Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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This Month's (August) SoS Spotlight
- Posted: August 13, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
“The children are our future.” Many people use this popular quote, but don’t take action to create educated voters for life.
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Guest Opinion: Constitution must guarantee right to vote
- Posted: August 12, 2008
- Author(s): PENDA D. HAIR
- Publication: Billings Gazette
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
Commentary by co-director of the Advancement Project calling for a right to vote in the Constitution. -
Universal Voter Registration and a Constitutional Right to Vote
- Posted: August 9, 2008
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
FairVote operates from a simple premise: we must find ways to ensure that all Americans have secure voting rights and every vote should matter.
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City should elect, not appoint, new alder
- Posted: August 8, 2008
- Publication: The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Editorial calls for IRV to full City Council Vacancies in Madison, WI -
Candidates ignore R.I.:
- Posted: August 8, 2008
- Author(s): LINCOLN CHAFEE and ARI SAVITZKY
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
FairVote's Ari Savitzky and former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) write commentary making the case for the National Popular Vote plan for president. -
National Popular Vote poised for big 2009
- Posted: August 5, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
The National Popular Vote plan has now passed 21 state legislative chambers – most recently both chambers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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OK-States using Instant Runoff Voting
- Posted: August 1, 2008
- Author(s): Bryan Smith
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The expense of providing ballots for overseas voters is causing interest in instant runoff voting in Oklahoma. -
Ranked-choice voting
- Posted: July 31, 2008
- Author(s): Ruth Lee
- Publication: Kansas City Star
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Letter to the Editor suggesting ranked choice voting as a solution to high-cost low-turnout runoff elections in Kansas. -
Why Aurora needs a mayoral primary
- Posted: July 31, 2008
- Author(s): Sherry Tatar
- Publication: The Beacon News
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Commentary urges Aurora (IL) to consider instant runoff voting. -
Americans don't vote for long list of reasons
- Posted: July 26, 2008
- Author(s): Dave Helling
- Publication: The Kansas City Star
- Categories: FairVote
The Kansas City Star takes a look at several reasons for low voter turnout in the U.S. FairVote's Adam Fogel says the government is not making an effort to ensure full, accurate voter rolls.