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FairVote on Election 2010
- Posted: November 2, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
Some 40% of eligible voters are expected at the polls for this election. FairVote is closely tracking its reform priorities, such as a first-ever statewide general election with instant runoff voting (also known as ranked-choice voting) in North Carolina, but also provides a range of perspectives and information through its blog and twitter accounts. We're also pleased to see support for our reforms from the likes of former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
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E-Newsletter November 2, 2010
- Posted: November 2, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
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Live Blogging from the polls in DC
- Posted: November 2, 2010
- Categories: D.C. Voting Rights, Home, FairVote
Election Day is here! Amy Ngai, Director of Program for Representative Government at FairVote, is working the polls in DC.
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The Next Step Beyond Honor and Sanity?
- Posted: November 1, 2010
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, FairVote
Moving beyond rhetoric and labels, Krist Novoselic, FairVote's Board Chair, discusses ways to reinvigorate the political system.
Krist writes: "We’ve seen voters coalesce around a celebrity candidate, but we could very well soon see a celebrity-initiated new party."
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Voting, It's as Easy as 1-2-3 (for some)
- Posted: October 28, 2010
- Author(s): Amy Ngai
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
Many voters, not kindergarteners, will be employing their basis counting skills come Election Day. That’s because a number of jurisdictions across the country have adopted Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) also known as ranked choice voting for electing local (and even statewide) offices.
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Re Registering to Vote After Moving Out of State
- Posted: October 4, 2010
- Author(s): , Jo McKeegan
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
A practical question arose this afternoon: how long after you move should you change your voter registration? Obviously, a voter should be registered where s/he actually lives and gets mail, but when should the voter make the switch? Can you wait a week? A month? A year?
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E-Newsletter August 6, 2010
- Posted: August 6, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
FairVote policy proposals for instant runoff voting (IRV) and the National Popular Vote plan (NPV) had a particularly big July. Massachusetts became the sixth state to enact NPV - see Rob Richie's commentary for YES magazine and Jules Leconte's review of the win and widepsread media coverage, including an oped from Michael Dukakis. Charter comissions in Maine's biggest city (Portland) and Tennessee's biggest county (Shelby) voted overwhelmingly to place IRV on the november ballot, while the preliminary report of New York City's charter commission recommended IRV for mayor, as backed by Rob Richie in the New York Times. New jurisdictions holding IRV elections this year include Oakland (mayor) and North Carolina (three judicial elections), while FairVote's Cathy Le explains Australia's upcoming national IRV election. An oped by FairVote's Alec Slatky calling for IRV in Alabama primaries drew interest from political leaders, while Politico also ran a Slatky-Richie oped on IRV... Read more
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E-Newsletter July 2, 2010
- Posted: July 2, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
FairVote supervised voter education and outreach for cumulative voting elections in Port Chester (NY), with its June 15 elections drawing major coverage in the New York Times and Associated Press -- and a turnout boost of 25% and first-ever wins for African American and Latino candidates, along with an independent. Instant runoff voting had a big month: a charter commission in Portland (ME) voted 10-2 to put IRV on the November ballot for mayoral races, IRV drew major coverage in the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight.com, FireDogLake and leading North Carolina newspapers, and Oakland is among cities gearing up for first IRV elections. In the United Kingdom, a national referendum to adopt IRV is planned for May 2011; the Commons recently used IRV for key internal elections, and the Labor Party is using IRV to elect its new leader.
FairVote also celebrated key state wins for its policy proposals. Delaware's state legislature passed voter pre-registrationfor 16-year-olds, and the New York State Senate passed the National Popular Vote plan (by 52-7) and a bill to establish an IRV pilot program. Additional National Popular Vote progress included landslide passage in the Massachusetts House, testimony by FairVote's Rob Richie in the District of Columbia in favor of the bill introduced by 11 of 13 city councilors and new FairVote research on startling disparities in campaign fundraising and spending in the 2008 presidential election. The National Popular Vote plan was backed in a New York Times editorial and by the League of Women Voters at its binannual national convention, where FairVote's Rob Richie led a workshop.
New FairVote writings included Richie's Washington Post oped on electing U.S. Senate vacancies and new EndGerrymandering.com blogposts by Patrick Withers on redistricting reform in the states and why winner-take-all forces some districts to "look funny". Much more on the FairVote twitter.
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E-Newsletter April 29, 2010
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
April 2010
Newsletter Features
Voter Choice Tweets: Watch Bill Maher and MN gubernatorial candidates advocate IRV; IRV for Utah state reps; New IRV adoptions on campus and communities; big win in court; United Kingdom may get IRV or proportional voting; more
Action Spotlight: National Popular Vote reaches major milestone; write your legislator today!
FairVote Resources and Research: Majority vs. non-majority governors since World War II; women state reps around the country: blog highlights; IRV Factcheck launches
The Rest of the Tweets: Progress for National Popular Vote; Redistricting; Hard questions for ES&S; PR in Canada; more
Upcoming FairVote Events and Talks: Book talk at Busboys and Poets; League of Women Voters US Conference -
Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Middle East and Africa, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.