Content Categorized with "Home"
441 - 450 of 532 results
-
Delaware signs youth voter preregistration into law
On September 8, Delaware governor Jack A. Markell signed into law a bill allowing 16-year-olds to preregister to vote. The passage of the law makes Delaware the sixth state (plus the District of Columbia) to adopt youth preregistration reforms aimed at engaging young citizens in the political process.
-
IQ whiz suggests instant runoff voting; Major developments in the UK, Australia and US show the merits of IRV
- Posted: September 8, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Columnist Marilyn vos Savant spotlighted IRV and the National Popular Vote plan in the September 5th issue of Parade magazine. Meanwhile, developments in the US, UK and Australia showed that IRV is gaining support.
-
Instant Runoff: Key Tests and Elections in November 2010
- Posted: August 13, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
This fall marks a key season for instant runoff voting, the ranked choice voting method that accommodates more voter choice in elections.
-
Mayoral Elections in Paris: Lessons from its Electoral College-type system
- Posted: August 9, 2010
- Author(s): Jules Leconte
- Categories: Europe, Home, Elections Worldwide
Although France elects its president in high turnout national popular vote elections, its three largest cities, Paris, Marseille and Lyon elect their mayors in a way that is strikingly similar to how American presidents are elected.
-
E-Newsletter August 6, 2010
- Posted: August 6, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
FairVote policy proposals for instant runoff voting (IRV) and the National Popular Vote plan (NPV) had a particularly big July. Massachusetts became the sixth state to enact NPV - see Rob Richie's commentary for YES magazine and Jules Leconte's review of the win and widepsread media coverage, including an oped from Michael Dukakis. Charter comissions in Maine's biggest city (Portland) and Tennessee's biggest county (Shelby) voted overwhelmingly to place IRV on the november ballot, while the preliminary report of New York City's charter commission recommended IRV for mayor, as backed by Rob Richie in the New York Times. New jurisdictions holding IRV elections this year include Oakland (mayor) and North Carolina (three judicial elections), while FairVote's Cathy Le explains Australia's upcoming national IRV election. An oped by FairVote's Alec Slatky calling for IRV in Alabama primaries drew interest from political leaders, while Politico also ran a Slatky-Richie oped on IRV... Read more
-
Voting Rights Act turns 45
- Posted: August 6, 2010
- Author(s): Tom Sanchez, Right to Vote Blog
- Categories: D.C. Voting Rights, U.S. Senate Vacancy Elections, Home
Although the Voting Rights Act turns 45, we still have much ground to cover in the effort to obtain an constitutional Right to Vote.
-
California's Proposition 14: Democracy Enhanced or Denied?
- Posted: August 5, 2010
- Author(s): Patrick Withers
- Categories: Home
Does California's Prop 14 live up to its goal of enhancing California elections? No, says FairVote. However, there are easy fixes to make California election law more open and representative.
-
California's Proposition 14: Weaknesses and Remedies
- Posted: August 5, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Patrick Withers
- Categories: Home
FairVote analyzes the policy and legal ramifications of Proposition 14 (The "Top Two Primaries Act") In California and gives recommendations of ways to roll back some of its worst effects by statute.
-
Massachusetts Victory for National Popular Vote Creates Media Wave
- Posted: July 30, 2010
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
The Massachusetts legislature passed National Popular Vote on July 27, with a 28-9 vote in the Senate and a 116-34 vote in the House.
-
Alternative Vote: Big Advances for IRV in New York City, UK, More
- Posted: July 9, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Instant runoff voting, the "alternative vote", continues its remarkable progress. A charter commission in New York City is seriously considering a November ballot measure on adoption of instant runoff voting, with backing from a range of New York leaders. A charter commission in Portland, the biggest city in Maine, has made its final recommendation for a November ballot measure to amend its charter to elect its mayor directly with IRV.