Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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FairVote Announces Upgrade Democracy Video Contest Finalists!
- Posted: October 22, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
Filming has wrapped, the submissions are in, and we at FairVote are proud to announce our ten finalists for the Upgrade Democracy Video Contest! We asked people around the country to tell us what they think democracy should look like for a chance to win $2000 and a trip to Washington, DC to receive their award at the FairVote 15th Anniversary Gala, November 10, 2007.
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E-Newsletter October 19, 2007
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Join FairVote for Claim Democracy Conference & 15th Anniversary Gala
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Instant Runoff Voting a Success in Cary, N.C. Pilot Election
- Posted: October 18, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
On October 9, Cary became the first city in the U.S. South to use instant runoff voting (IRV). An exit poll designed by North Carolina State University professor Michael Cobb found that nearly three in four voters preferred the new ranked voting system over their old runoff system; and only 4% found it difficult to understand. Used in a rapidly growing number of American cities, IRV generates a majority winner in one election by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
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FairVote to Host Major Pro-Democracy Conference
- Posted: October 17, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
FairVote, along with leaders of the country’s top electoral reform and media reform groups, are giving democracy advocates the chance to get informed, get involved, and get connected at the Claim Democracy 2007 conference, November 9th to 11th at the University of the District of Columbia.
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Rave Reviews for IRV
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Youth pre-registration picks up steam
- Posted: October 14, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
Scores of Rhode Islanders called their local representatives last week urging them to over-ride the veto of HB 6215, a bill that allows 16 and 17 year olds to pre-register to vote. FairVote RI urged Rhode Islanders to contact their legislators this week, and ask them to vocalize their support for an over-ride of the Governor’s veto.
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The Senate Loses its Cool
- Posted: October 11, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
In the grand scheme of history, allowing voters to directly elect U.S. Senators is a new, hip concept. Before the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures, leaving only members of the House serving at the will of actual voters. Perennial presidential candidate Alan Keyes may oppose the amendment, but it would be something of a shock if this particular electoral fad - and important advance for democracy - did not endure.
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Electoral Reforms Endorsed in CA
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IRV in the National Spotlight