Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Ranked Choice Voting and Racial Group Turnout
- Posted: November 2, 2015
- Author(s): Andrew Douglas
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Ranked Choice Voting in Bay Area Elections, FairVote Research on Local Elections, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Voter Turnout, All Reports
A recent study on the impact of RCV in San Francisco presents some surprising findings on differences in turnout between racial groups that contradict previous research on the subject. In this report, we take a closer look at the study and find serious methodological flaws that cast doubt on its findings.
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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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Voting and Elections Summit 2015 Overview
- Posted: February 18, 2015
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
The ninth annual Voting and Elections Summit was held on February 5th and 6th. FairVote was pleased to cosponsor this year’s conference, and helped arrange speakers, hold workshops and organize one of the major plenary sessions. The event showcased a great array of speakers/presenters, and produced lively, informative discussions. Here is an overview of the various sessions/workshops, with links to videos of key segments. -
Voter Error in Top Two Primary Can Be Far Higher than in RCV Races
- Posted: August 12, 2014
- Author(s): Eli Hanson-Metayer, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
You might think that nothing could be easier than voting for one candidate in an election, but analysis of voter error in California’s Top Two primary system shows surprisingly high rates of invalidated ballots in such vote-for-one elections; much higher than the normal error rate in elections conducted by ranked choice voting. -
Fair Voting in California - Will Santa Barbara Join Santa Clarita?
- Posted: August 8, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Cumulative Voting, Home, FairVote, All Reports
In July, the city of Santa Barbara became the most recent in a string of California cities being sued under the California Voting Rights Act for diluting the votes of their Latino population. By electing candidates at-large with fair voting, Santa Barbara could remedy any alleged vote dilution in a race neutral way, avoid the pitfalls of redistricting, and encourage the equitable election of women.
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Louisiana's New Voter Pre-Registration Law Features Automatic Registration
- Posted: July 11, 2014
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich, Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Redistricting, FairVote, Voter Turnout, Voter Preregistration
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal in May signed a law establishing voting pre-registration for 16-year-olds. The law features an innovative "opt-out" approach to voter registration that will further boost registration and participation. Louisiana has a history of such innovative election policy. -
Intern Spotlight: Ellie Huizenga
- Posted: June 25, 2014
- Author(s): Helena Huizenga
- Categories: FairVote
Meet Ellie! One of our summer interns. Make sure to read her about her experience with a lack of fair representation and how she came to work at FairVote.
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FairVote Joins Coalition Calling for Revitalized EAC
- Posted: May 22, 2014
- Author(s): Henry Alderfer
- Categories: Home, FairVote
FairVote and a coalition of other organizations believe the EAC remains a vital resource for states to research and improve election administration.
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The 2014 Primaries: Why They Matter, What’s Wrong With Them, and How to Fix Them
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
The 2014 primary season is well underway. Seven states and the District of Columbia have already held their primaries, with six more voting today, and many more will be holding primaries over the next few weeks. Primaries typically get little coverage, but they are one of the most important – and problematic – aspects of the American electoral system.
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Proven Innovations to Uphold Voting Rights for Overseas Voters
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
FairVote has just submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration arguing for a fairer approach to accommodating the needs of deployed military and overseas voters.