Content Authored by Patricia Hart
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Ms. Executive: Women Governors in Decline
- Posted: November 29, 2012
- Author(s): Patricia Hart
Women set records in the 2012 elections. More women than ever before will be serving in the Senate next year, as they will occupy 20 seats. Slight increases were made on other fronts as well; the U.S. House and state legislatures will have more women serving in their chambers next year. Nevertheless, progress for women was not ubiquitous in 2012. The number of women governors is in decline.
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Gains for Women in Senate Help Make Our Case for Representation 2020
- Posted: November 8, 2012
- Author(s): Patricia Hart
- Categories: Congressional Elections, FairVote
Refusing to sit idly by and let the boys have all the fun, women played a lead role in the 2012 presidential election as a key voting bloc. And as candidates, women etched their names into political history with a diverse field of contenders, winning several significant congressional races and achieving many firsts.
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Stamp Out Democracy on the Cheap
- Posted: November 5, 2012
- Author(s): Patricia Hart
- Categories: Home, Voting Rights
One first class stamp: 45 cents. One extra ounce to ship: 20 cents. Voting in a democracy: priceless.
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Todd Akin and Non-Majority Rule
- Posted: August 24, 2012
- Author(s): Patricia Hart
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Home
Having just completed his 6th term in the U.S. House, Republican Todd Akin is widely known as Missouri's controversial Senate candidate. As the media scorns his comments about rape and pregnancy, many wonder how Akin came to office in the first place, which presents an opportunity to step back and examine the system that put him in power. What have we got here? A case of plurality voting and the unrepresentative legislator.