Content Categorized with "Americas"
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Millions of 16- and 17 years olds vote in Brazilian Presidential Election, but no President Elected
- Posted: October 23, 2014
- Author(s): Mike MacNevin
- Categories: Americas, Presidential Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide
Brazilians flocked to the polls on October 5, 2014, to vote for their next president. Yet, after all the votes were counted, no one was elected. This blog entry briefly explores the use of runoff elections in Brazil before discussing the growing worldwide movement to repeat Brazil's enfranchisement of 16 and 17 year olds. -
Continuing Electoral Reforms in Trinidad and Tobago
- Posted: September 15, 2014
- Author(s): Sarah John
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Americas, Home, International Elections
Hot on the heels of electoral reforms last year, small Caribbean island nation Trinidad and Tobago has abandoned plurality voting in favor of runoff voting in its national elections. FairVote is keeping close watch on Trinidad and Tobago, as political parties, legislators and citizens continue to discuss voting systems, including ranked choice voting and fair representation voting, and agitate for reform.
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Proportional Representation in Trinidad and Tobago
- Posted: October 17, 2013
- Author(s): Matt DeWilde
- Categories: Americas, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, International Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide
Trinidad and Tobago has always elected its legislature using a winner-take-all system, but a new bill is bringing proportional representation to the island nation.
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Electoral Reform on the Move in Canada
- Posted: April 16, 2013
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Americas, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, International Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide
From a poll showing widespread support for proportional representation to the Liberal Party leadership elections held using ranked choice voting to the growing movement for ranked choice voting in Toronto, things are looking up for electoral reform in Canada.
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Mexico's Divisive Presidential Election System
- Posted: June 19, 2012
- Author(s): Warren Hays
- Categories: Presidential Elections, Americas, Home, Elections Worldwide
With Mexican voters set to go to the polls on July 1, the country's three-party system combined with its winner-take-all presidential elections create a recipe for popular discontent with no end in sight.
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Brazil's Presidential Hopefuls Face Runoff, National Congress Needs Reform
- Posted: October 14, 2010
- Author(s): Andy Andrianantoandro
- Categories: Americas, Elections Worldwide
On October 31st, a runoff will take place in Brazil’s presidential election. The leading candidate, Dilma Rousseff of the Worker’s Party (PT), failed to gain the 50% majority needed during the first round on October 3rd with just 47%.
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Term Limits Strengthen Colombia's Democracy
- Posted: March 10, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Americas, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
A couple of weeks ago, the Colombian Constitutional Court rejected legislation calling for a referendum that would have increased presidential term limits from two to three terms.
This decision prevents President Alvaro Uribe from running for a third straight term in office and sends a strong signal to the international community: the burgeoning Colombian democracy won’t be part of the autocratic wave in South America. -
Hugo Chavez's Electoral Reforms
- Posted: August 7, 2009
- Author(s): Forrest Barnum
- Categories: Americas, Elections Worldwide
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A Hacienda of Cards? The Mexican Congressional Election and the 'Voto Nulo' Movement
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