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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 3
- Posted: May 6, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, Elections Worldwide
"How Does an "Election" within an Unrecognized State SIgnificantly Affect the International Community?"
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Voter Choice Reform Soars in UK, US
- Posted: May 5, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
Close three-party election in the United Kingdom makes Instant Runoff Voting reform a much-discussed issue.
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E-Newsletter April 29, 2010
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
April 2010
Newsletter Features
Voter Choice Tweets: Watch Bill Maher and MN gubernatorial candidates advocate IRV; IRV for Utah state reps; New IRV adoptions on campus and communities; big win in court; United Kingdom may get IRV or proportional voting; more
Action Spotlight: National Popular Vote reaches major milestone; write your legislator today!
FairVote Resources and Research: Majority vs. non-majority governors since World War II; women state reps around the country: blog highlights; IRV Factcheck launches
The Rest of the Tweets: Progress for National Popular Vote; Redistricting; Hard questions for ES&S; PR in Canada; more
Upcoming FairVote Events and Talks: Book talk at Busboys and Poets; League of Women Voters US Conference -
Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Middle East and Africa, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.
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French Regional elections: With "proportional" system, the devil is in the details...
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, Elections Worldwide
On March 14th and 21st, French voters elected their 26 regional councils. A main point of interest, beyond the results, is how the semi-proportional system used for the regional elections distorts the electoral dynamics, and how well represented women are.
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Reality Check: the Evolution of the Way We Elect our President
- Posted: April 23, 2010
- Author(s): Neal Suidan
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
Proponents of the system today rely on support for the current version of the Electoral College because "it is the way that it is and the way that is has been.” But the way we elect our president has been a continually developing process over the years since our nation’s formation.
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Flawed Alternatives to the National Popular Vote Plan for Electoral Reform
- Posted: April 23, 2010
- Author(s): Neal Suidan
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
While the National Popular Vote plan is the reform option with the most national attention and momentum, there are other options that have been presented for reform, most notably proportional allocation of electors and congressional district allocation. Both of these options are severly flawed.
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IRV Upheld by Federal Court
- Posted: April 20, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
On April 16, Federal District Court Judge Richard Seeborg upheld the constitutionality of San Francisco’s instant runoff voting system, the first time a federal court has reviewed IRV. San Francisco has used IRV every November since 2004 with machines that allow voters to rank up to three candidates. Judge Seeborg rejected arguments that not allowing voters to rank all candidates violates the Constitution and explained why jurisdictions might prefer it to traditional winner-take-all systems. Other California cities moving forward with IRV elections this year include Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 2
- Posted: April 17, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, Elections Worldwide
"And the Candidates are… :: drum roll ::"