Content Authored by Rob Richie
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Fix the Top Two Primary: Admirable Goals Don’t Justify Indefensible Outcomes
- Posted: June 11, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone, Rob Richie, Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation
California on June 3rd held its primary elections, which are conducted using a "top two" format. In this analysis, we assess the impact of top two and provide a solution for a way forward.
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Fixing Top Two with Open General Elections: the Colorado Innovation
- Posted: May 27, 2014
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting in Bay Area Elections, Home
Opening primary elections to include all voters should not mean closing general elections when most people vote, as it has in California and Washington and may soon in Oregon. Fortunately, an alternative proposal in Colorado is gaining momentum.
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NY Post Should Reconsider Its Views on National Popular Vote
- Posted: May 7, 2014
- Author(s): Andrea Levien, Devin McCarthy, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
Following New York’s resounding passage of the National Popular Vote plan to reform the Electoral College, the New York Post editorial team voiced concerns about the reform effort. We want to explain why they got it wrong.
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How the 2012 Presidential Election Has Strengthened the Movement for the National Popular Vote Plan
- Posted: May 2, 2014
- Author(s): , Andrea Levien, Rob Richie
- Categories: Presidential Tracker, National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Presidential Elections State-by-State: Hardening Partisanship
This article, published in the June 2013 edition of Presidential Studies Quarterly, surveys the inequality in campaign resource allocation during the 2012 presidential election and demonstrates that this inequality is unlikely to dissipate unless more states enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
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Overseas Voters from 5 States to Use Ranked Choice Voting Ballots in 2014 Congressional Election
- Posted: April 17, 2014
- Author(s): , Dania N. Korkor, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
The best way to make sure the votes of overseas and military voters will count is for more cities to adopt the ranked choice ballots. This sensible, simple and innovative process protects the voting rights of thousands.
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FairVote Survey Shows Support for Takoma Park Voting Reforms
- Posted: April 11, 2014
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home
An exit survey conducted by FairVote demonstrates that Takoma Park's bold new voting laws have widespread support among voters.
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Big New York Win for National Popular Vote Drive to Reform (Not Abolish!) Electoral College
- Posted: April 4, 2014
- Author(s): Andrea Levien, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
With resounding wins in both chambers of the New York State Legislature, the National Popular Vote movement has further demonstrated its strong bipartisan support.
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In Fractured Oscar Field, Ranked Choice Voting Elects the Real Best Picture
- Posted: February 28, 2014
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Ranked choice voting is the best way to select the Best Picture at the Oscars. This year's close race is a great example of why it matters.
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FairVote Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Upgrade the VRA
- Posted: January 17, 2014
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, Voting Rights
Yesterday, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to give new life to the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the law last June. The bill creates a new coverage formula under Section 4, which, though not perfect, is a clear step in the right direction.
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The Role of Ranked Choice Voting in 2013
- Posted: November 29, 2013
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
If you followed the local elections and the special elections that took place in 2013, you probably heard some stories about ranked choice voting - and there's a good chance they were positive.