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Oklahoma Voter Turnout Suffers without National Popular Vote Plan
- Posted: March 13, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Research & Analysis, Home
The current Electoral College system -- one that Oklahoma state legislators have the power to help change -- leaves Oklahoma voters at a disadvantage during and between presidential elections. A comparison of voter turnout patterns in Oklahoma and Virginia tells the story, contradicting inaccurate analysis from an Oklahoma think tank. -
Progress and Opportunity for Ranked Choice Voting in 2015
- Posted: March 10, 2015
- Author(s): Grace Ramsey
- Categories: Home
2015 is shaping up to be a monumental year for ranked choice voting (RCV). Across the country, a growing number of activists and legislators are taking steps to implement RCV in their city or state. Here's an overview of the legislation that has already been introduced this year.
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Fair Representation Voting and Ranked Choice Voting Gain Attention
- Posted: March 9, 2015
- Categories: Home
FairVote's reforms continue to gain steam, as problems like low voter turnout and non-majority winners persist in American elections. Fair representation voting and the use of ranked choice voting in statewide and local elections have been of particular interest. Here is the latest.
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Does the Candidate Determine the Battleground States in Presidential Elections?
- Posted: February 23, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
Many are making predictions on which states will be battlegrounds in the 2016 presidential elections. Certainly a state's underlying partisanship matters. (The closer the state, the more likely it will draw campaign attention.) But do a candidate's individual qualities shape the states he or she targets, and how much? -
Momentum Toward a Constitutional Right to Vote
- Posted: February 23, 2015
- Categories: Home
FairVote's reforms continue to gain steam, as organizations and individuals recognize and defend their potential to make every vote count in every election. In particular, many are advocating for adopting a constitutional right to vote and using ranked choice voting in local and statewide elections.
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Right to Vote Amendment Secures Unanimous Backing of DNC Executive Committee
- Posted: February 22, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Home
More than a decade ago, FairVote became the leading institutional voice calling for establishing an explicit individual right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. This weekend, a major new player emerged: the Democratic National Committee. -
Why Missouri Will Not Be a 2016 Presidential Campaign Battleground
- Posted: February 19, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
For more than a century, Missouri was called the "bellwether state" for its tendency to swing between Democrats and Republicans. But Missouri's days as a battleground state appear to be over, as the state has become more Republican in every election since 1996. Read what Missouri can expect in the 2016 presidential election. -
Ranked Choice Voting: The Oscars and More
- Posted: February 19, 2015
- Categories: Home
The Academy Awards are almost here, and with them, a great conversation about voting and elections. The Academy uses ranked choice voting to choose the Best Picture winner, and ranked choice voting continues to gain steam as a viable and critical reform for promoting fairer and more inclusive elections.
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Voting and Elections Summit 2015 Overview
- Posted: February 18, 2015
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote
The ninth annual Voting and Elections Summit was held on February 5th and 6th. FairVote was pleased to cosponsor this year’s conference, and helped arrange speakers, hold workshops and organize one of the major plenary sessions. The event showcased a great array of speakers/presenters, and produced lively, informative discussions. Here is an overview of the various sessions/workshops, with links to videos of key segments. -
New Report! Fuzzy Math: Wrong Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral Votes
- Posted: January 28, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Research & Analysis, Home
Almost all states use the winner-take-all system to allocate their electoral votes during presidential elections, but fed-up with being ignored during presidential elections, some states are now considering alternatives. Fuzzy Math: Wrong Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral Votes, FairVote's latest report, reveals that not all alternatives are good ones. The best option for states is to adopt the National Popular Vote plan.