Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Is There Accountability Without Candidates?
- Posted: November 15, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
The seemingly voracious desire of Democrats and Republicans to take seats from the opposition raises the question of just what it would take for one of the parties to give up some races without even a token fight and allow the opposition to win a seat unopposed. You might think such waving of the white flag to be rare. You would be wrong.
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FairVote Convenes Panel on How to Fix the Primaries
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FairVote Celebrates 15 Years
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Claim Democracy in 2007
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Instant Runoffs are a Runaway Hit
- Posted: November 8, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
For a few months now, Innovative Analysis has trumpeted the various electoral virtues of instant runoff voting, a system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference as a way to ensure majority winners, save taxpayer money, and eliminate the spoiler problem of independent candidacies. We haven't tested it yet, but we're also pretty sure it can organize your closet, pick the kids up from soccer practice, and bring about world peace.
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Election Day Landslides for IRV!
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E-Newsletter November 7, 2007
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City Councilor Proposes Choice Voting for Providence, RI
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E-Newsletter November 1, 2007
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Nomination by Attrition
- Posted: October 25, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Election Day in America is a day that arrives with some conflicting emotional baggage. On one hand, we can be filled with pride that we live in a country founded on the idea that the people should be able to decide their own fate, one in which every person has a say in the way their government is run. On the other hand, we are disappointed that relatively few of us take advantage of the voting franchise. We also tout majority rule as the basis for democracy, then use voting methods that either allow majorities to go unrepresented or make our turnout problem even worse.