Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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A Stone's Throw
- Posted: October 14, 2009
- Author(s): Andy Stone
- Publication: The Aspen Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Andy Stone runs through the positives and the negatives behind different voting systems. -
The simple solution is to vote
- Posted: October 14, 2009
- Author(s): Brian Hicks
- Publication: The Post and Courier
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Mount Pleasant Mayoral candidates aren't happy with the electoral system, with three candidates, it is likely the winner will win with less than a majority. IRV could help places like Mount Pleasant come out with a clear majority if they would adopt -
Independent Voters Have Little Voice In Congress; Isn't It Time to Change That?
- Posted: October 10, 2009
- Author(s): Joe Rothstein
- Publication: U.S. Politics Today
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
The voiceless population and what we can do to give independents and 3rd parties a chance to speak. -
DC Council Unanimously Approves FairVote-Backed Reform Bill
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DC Council Approves Landmark Election Reform Legislation
- Posted: October 9, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
The Washington D.C. City Council unanimously approved the Omnibus Election Reform Act of 2009 on Tuesday. If given final approval at the council's next meeting (scheduled next month), this landmark piece of legislation will usher in a wave of significant improvements to the District's voting and registration rules to bring more residents into the political process, and will commission a study of automatic voter registration--in which all eligible voters in the District would be automatically registered to vote.
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City of 8 Million Was a Ghost Town at the Polls
- Posted: October 6, 2009
- Author(s): Sam Roberts
- Publication: New York Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
As turnout numbers for New York City's primary runoffs dwindle, IRV is being taken seriously as an alternative. -
Senate Bill Would Eliminate Primary Runoff
- Posted: October 5, 2009
- Author(s): Sewll Chan
- Publication: New York Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote's Rob Richie is quoted in support of IRV to eliminate the need for low-turnout primary runoffs in New York City. -
Voter Turnaround
- Posted: October 4, 2009
- Author(s): Irving Leemon and Sinclaire Buckstaff
- Publication: Daily News (Los Angeles)
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Two letters to the editor cite IRV as the best way to bring higher turnout to Los Angeles elections. -
Instant Runoff Voting could streamline Long Beach balloting process
- Posted: October 3, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Eakins
- Publication: Press-Telegram
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Long Beach, California looks to IRV as a potential solution to their multi-candidate races with small-plurality winners. -
Horny Toad the choice in IRV election
- Posted: October 1, 2009
- Author(s): Capitol Report Staff
- Publication: St. Paul Legal Ledger
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
What better way to learn about IRV than with beer? That's the idea behind "tasting trials" in St. Paul.