Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.
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IRV Upheld by Federal Court
- Posted: April 20, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
On April 16, Federal District Court Judge Richard Seeborg upheld the constitutionality of San Francisco’s instant runoff voting system, the first time a federal court has reviewed IRV. San Francisco has used IRV every November since 2004 with machines that allow voters to rank up to three candidates. Judge Seeborg rejected arguments that not allowing voters to rank all candidates violates the Constitution and explained why jurisdictions might prefer it to traditional winner-take-all systems. Other California cities moving forward with IRV elections this year include Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro.
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Maryland Passes Youth Voter Pre-registration
- Posted: April 13, 2010
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, Home, FairVote
The Maryland General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to make their state the fifth to set a uniform voter registration age of 16-years-old.
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National Popular Vote Gains Momentum
- Posted: April 2, 2010
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home, FairVote
A series of new endorsements for the National Popular Vote Plan shows a growing desire to change our outdated system for electing the president.
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Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 6: De-Baathification Should Not Affect the Post-Election Political Balance
- Posted: March 31, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Middle East and Africa, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Iraq's post-election de-baathification jeopardizes the legitimacy of the March 7th election.
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Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 5: Familiar Politicians, Redefined Alliances
- Posted: March 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Middle East and Africa, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
The release of final results of the March 7th election by Iraq's Independent High Electoral commission officially started the process of forming a new cabinet.
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Building an Iraqi coalition is part of democracy
- Posted: March 25, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Publication: The National
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, FairVote
FairVote's Pauline Lejeune responds to an article about the March 7th Iraqi Parliamentary elections.
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Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 4: Iraqi Women's Political Reality
- Posted: March 22, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Middle East and Africa, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
This blog series on the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary elections is all about how Iraq has been working on building an inclusive, fair voting system. So far, the main focus has been on the Iraqi open-list form of proportional representation (PR), designed to overcome sectarian rifts and stabilize the country. It is now about time to take a closer look at women’s role in the Iraqi electoral process.
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Getting "Sick" of Swing States?
- Posted: March 18, 2010
- Author(s): Adam Fogel
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
Is President Obama ignoring "spectator states" in his campaign-style push for health care reform?
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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.