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R.I. Gov. Thinks 0.0001% Turnout for U.S. Senate Elections is Just Fine
- Posted: November 10, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Fidalgo
- Categories: U.S. Senate Vacancy Elections, Home, FairVote
Shocking no one but disappointing many, Rhode Island's Gov. Carcieri vetoed legislation that would have mandated a special election in the case of a vacancy in one of the state's U.S. Senate seats.
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IRV and Choice Voting on Election Day 2009: Wins, Losses and the Long-Term Trajectory
- Posted: November 6, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
November 3rd highlighted controversies about multi-candidate races and non-majority winners in key races for governor in New Jersey and U.S. House in New York, drawing high-profile attention to instant runoff voting (IRV) as a solution, including in a widely-published oped by FairVote board member John B. Anderson and my comments on The Hill's "Big Question". The elections also brought direct advances for IRV, although with disappointments as well.
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IRV Soars in Twin Cities, FairVote Corrects the Pundits on Meaning of Election Night '09
- Posted: November 5, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers. Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time.
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Mike Huckabee Inadvertently Makes the Case for IRV
- Posted: November 5, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Fidalgo
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
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D.C. City Council Passes Election Omnibus
- Posted: November 5, 2009
- Author(s): Adam Fogel
- Categories: D.C. Voting Rights, Home, FairVote
The D.C. City Council passed the final reading of the the sweeping Omnibus Election Reform Act of 2009.
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Minneapolis' first election with instant runoff voting-- smooth for voters
- Posted: November 3, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
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U.S.-style primaries are inspiring the French Socialist Party
- Posted: October 14, 2009
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Europe, Home, Elections Worldwide
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Germany's federal parliament: fair and accurate representation
- Posted: September 30, 2009
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Europe, Research & Analysis, Home, Elections Worldwide
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The Day After-- Election glut in America
- Posted: November 8, 2006
- Author(s): Bob Keller
- Categories: Home, FairVote
"When we the people lose interest in politicians and officials who exercise power over us, democracy falls at risk". This is the main and crucial notice Bob Keller made in 2006 on the American Democracy. In an editorial published in Cascadia Weekly, he claims that the United States electoral campaigns should take example from German or Canadian ones where they are limited to a certain amount of time. He calls this project, a Campaign Compact.
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