Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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FairVote on Election 2009: Pundits Rush to Errant Judgment
- Posted: November 4, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Rob Richie, elections expert and executive director of the nonpartisan elections think tank FairVote, warned pundits and prognosticators to think twice about their analysis of Tuesday's elections and their relevance to the national mood. "Just as Democratic successes in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia in 2001 in no way predicted the GOP-dominated electoral outcomes in federal elections in 2002 and 2004, we should be skeptical that last night's Republican victories in those states will have any meaning beyond themselves," said Richie.
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Minneapolis' first election with instant runoff voting-- smooth for voters
- Posted: November 3, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
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Don Fraser and George Latimer: The case for instant-runoff voting is clear
- Posted: October 30, 2009
- Author(s): Don Frasier and George Latimer
- Publication: Star Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Two former politicians tell St. Paul voters that IRV is "vitally important to us as citizens and as members of our communities." -
Plurality voting rule is the real election spoiler
- Posted: October 29, 2009
- Author(s): John B. Anderson
- Publication: Baltimore Sun
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
In the midst of 3-way races in NJ and NY, FairVote board member and 1980 presidential candidate John Anderson makes the case for IRV over our flawed plurality system. -
E-Newsletter October 29, 2009
- Posted: October 29, 2009
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Features:
- Better Elections on the Ballot on November 3rd
- IRV in Major Media, New Movement in Massachusetts
- California Pre-registration Victory and Progress on Fair Access in the U.S. House
- Fair Representation: New congressional legislation, state reform drive and voting rights win
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CHARTER AMENDMENT 3: County voters would lose power
- Posted: October 25, 2009
- Author(s): Richard Anderson-Connolly
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Amendment 3 to the Pierce county charter is an attempt by incumbent politicians to rig the system and prevent any serious challengers from competing. IRV is simply too fair and too democratic to not keep using in our electoral system. -
St. Paul should join IRV bandwagon
- Posted: October 22, 2009
- Publication: Star Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Star Tribune stands behind IRV voting. They believe that if this system is used in St. Paul, it will show the state of Missouri that IRV can work and can better represent the voters in the state. -
A better election system
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Douglas J. Amy
- Publication: Lowell Sun
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Election expert Doug Amy explains how choice voting can "inject new blood" into the elections of Lowell (MA), and give voters a greater incentive to participate. -
Minneapolis lauches IRV education campaign for Nov. 3 elections
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Scott Goldberg
- Publication: kare11
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
In two weeks, the city of Minneapolis will be using instant runoff voting in their elections for the first time. -
Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Mark Green
- Publication: Huffington Post
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
President of Air America Media, Mark Green, explains why Instant Runoff Voting, Automatic Registration and Mandatory Voting are not only important but could lead to a more democratic society.