Content Authored by Rob Richie
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Seventh Circuit on the Right to "An Effective Voice in the General Election."
- Posted: September 11, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home
The Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit recently struck down the use limited nominations in judicial elections in Indianapolis, Indiana. It held that the law substantially burdened "the right of voters to have an effective voice in the general election." -
Smart Ranked Choice Polling in the Presidential Race by PPP: New Poll Clarifies Nature of Donald Trump’s Support
- Posted: September 1, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Molly Rockett
- Categories: Home
After a fiery first Republican Presidential Debate on August 6th, the GOP primary field has continued to shift and change, leaving many pollsters struggling to catch up. To the surprise of many observers, Donald Trump has continued his surge – but new polling techniques helps clarify the nature of his support.
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What the Republican Party Could Learn from the Oscars
- Posted: August 3, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home
The Republican Party is holding its first presidential debate on August 6, to be televised on Fox News. Fox will limit the debate to ten participants, but they could learn how to make sure all significant voices are heard from nominations for the Academy Awards.
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Second Choices Mean a Second Chance to Determine Real GOP Frontrunner
- Posted: July 25, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Molly Rockett
- Categories: Home
It's time for pollsters to be more innovative in surveys of multi-candidate fields like the 2016 presidential nomination contest. A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey makes a good start in asking for second choices and reporting the totals for "pairings" of candidates. Doing so allow a simulation of ranked choice voting.
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“Government of Few” Report Highlights New Tools Exposing our Broken Democracy
- Posted: June 12, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, FairVote
FairVote today released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen" -- Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack Avre zero in on the “Decided Dozen”—12 states where control over the state legislature and the outcome of the great majority of general election races is never in doubt, leaving the only meaningful choices and power to voters in low turnout, unrepresentative primary contests. The report highlights two important analytic tools FairVote will use for a series of reports this summer on the broken nature of our representative democracy.
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Mississippi election of new Member of Congress with Louisiana form of Top Two makes case for ranked choice voting
- Posted: May 15, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home
On May 12, voters in the first congressional district of Mississippi voted for a new Member of Congress in the wake of the unfortunate death of Congressman Alan Nunnelee. With a large fractured field of candidates and split votes forcing a runoff, this election makes an excellent case for ranked choice voting in one of two forms.
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Recommended Reforms to California's Top Two
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Don't Let Ferguson Turnout Numbers Fool You. America, We Have a Problem.
- Posted: April 9, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote Research on Local Elections, Home, Universal Voter Registration, Voter Turnout
Voter turnout in city council elections in Ferguson (MO) increased, and its elected representation is more reflective of its citizenry. But it's not time to celebrate. Executive director Rob Richie analyzes this story as part of disturbing trend in local voter turnout. -
Oklahoma Voter Turnout Suffers without National Popular Vote Plan
- Posted: March 13, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Research & Analysis, Home
The current Electoral College system -- one that Oklahoma state legislators have the power to help change -- leaves Oklahoma voters at a disadvantage during and between presidential elections. A comparison of voter turnout patterns in Oklahoma and Virginia tells the story, contradicting inaccurate analysis from an Oklahoma think tank. -
Right to Vote Amendment Secures Unanimous Backing of DNC Executive Committee
- Posted: February 22, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Home
More than a decade ago, FairVote became the leading institutional voice calling for establishing an explicit individual right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. This weekend, a major new player emerged: the Democratic National Committee.