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Irish Convention Recommends Lowering the Voting Age
- Posted: July 8, 2013
- Author(s): Robert Fekete
- Categories: Europe, International Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide
The Irish Convention of the Constitution has recommended that Ireland become the 18th nation in the world to allow people under 18 years old to vote - a reform that is also gaining traction on the local level in the U.S.
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Ireland Takes Election Reform Seriously with Convention on the Constitution
- Posted: June 28, 2013
- Author(s): Robert Fekete
- Categories: Europe, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
Last year the Irish Parliament decided to take a serious look at reforming their constitution, commissioning a citizen's assembly to examine their electoral system. The United States could learn from the Irish example.
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FairVote's Leadership on Right to Vote
- Posted: June 25, 2013
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Home, Voting Rights
NEW: FairVote policy brief on right to vote amendment
May and June have been big months for FairVote's work advancing a right to vote in the Constitution. In Congress, representatives Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison introduced bill for a right to vote amendment along lines that we have recommended, featuring quotes from FairVote in their news release.
Locally, our hometown of Takoma Park (MD) became the first to pass a resolution in support of a constitutional right to vote and is making concrete commitments to expand suffrage and boost turnout. One significant change: Takoma Park will become the first city in the United States to extend voting rights to residents after they turn 16.
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Rank the Vote: Comparing Voting in Ireland and the United States
- Posted: June 24, 2013
- Author(s): Robert Fekete, Rob Richie
- Categories: Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
Since 1919, Ireland has used a form of ranked choice voting for all its public elections. When the Irish think of voting, they think about ranking candidates in their order of preference. But here in the U.S., our conception of voting is usually just picking our one favorite candidate. FairVote examines the lessons we can learn from ranked choice voting in Ireland.
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Fixing Top Two in California
- Posted: June 18, 2013
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, Home, All Reports
In 2010, California adopted the "Top Two" primary system. In this Policy Perspective, we outline some of the issues with how Top Two operated in California in 2012. We then describe how the system would operate under a simple modification: a "Top Four" system in which four candidates advance to the general election instead of two, and in which the general election is conducted by ranked choice voting.
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FairVote's Fix for Top Two in California
- Posted: June 18, 2013
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, Home
FairVote has consistently been at the forefront of critical analysis of Top Two. Now, we are proud to announce a new Policy Perspective detailing a simple reform that could help to resolve nearly all of Top Two's maladies in a way that both accommodates the goals of Top Two supporters and the criticisms of its opponents.
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National Popular Vote Plan Poised to Pass Halfway Mark with New Win
- Posted: June 14, 2013
- Author(s): Andrea Levien, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
The National Popular Vote plan is poised to pass its halfway mark to implementation after both houses of the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the bill on June 13th with votes of 30-4 in the Senate and 41-31 in the House. The bill earned real bipartisan support, including more than 75% of members of each major party in the state senate.
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Bachmann Retirement Creates One More Uncompetitive District
- Posted: May 29, 2013
- Author(s): Matt Sommerfeld
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Home
Michele Bachmann's retirement from Congress ensures that her district joins the vast majority of Congressional districts that will be uncompetitive in the 2014 election.
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Pakistan - Peaceful Transitions but Winner-Take-All Failure
- Posted: May 24, 2013
- Author(s): Elizabeth Hudler, Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
Pakistan experiences a peaceful transition of political power, but its winner-take-all system threatens the country's democratic development.
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The Next Step in Expanding Democracy?
- Posted: May 20, 2013
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Home, Voting Rights
Recently, suffrage was expanded in Takoma Park, Maryland to include voters of ages 16 and 17. At the same time, New York City considered allowing documented residents to vote in local elections irrespective of citizenship status.