Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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Reforming the Australian Senate
- Posted: June 6, 2014
- Author(s): Sarah John
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections
Australia's Senate is elected by a method of ranked choice voting that forces voters to rank every candidate on the ballot. But after a variety of quirky minor parties have made their way into the Senate, it might be time to allow voters the freedom to not rank all candidates.
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Unorthodox Results in Iowa Primaries Make the Case for Ranked Choice Voting
- Posted: June 5, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
Iowa's primaries created distorted outcomes that show exactly why states need to consider ranked choice voting.
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Proven Innovations to Uphold Voting Rights for Overseas Voters
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
FairVote has just submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration arguing for a fairer approach to accommodating the needs of deployed military and overseas voters.
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UCLA Uses RCV to Elect a More Representative Student Government
- Posted: May 15, 2014
- Author(s): , Ben Petit
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
In a highly competitive election that brought over 8 thousand voters to the polls, students at UCLA used ranked choice voting (RCV) to elect student government officials last week. With 30 candidates vying for 13 offices, these elections showed that ranked choice voting can help students to elect officers that represent a broad range of voices in a large and diverse community.
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Open General Elections Deserve Support in Colorado
- Posted: May 6, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
On Tuesday, April 29th, a group of Colorado activists called The Coalition for a New Colorado Election System held a press conference to announce that it has begun collecting signatures for a new approach to election reform. This approach will both open the primaries to independent voters while simultaneously opening the general election to real electoral competition.
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Overseas Voters from 5 States to Use Ranked Choice Voting Ballots in 2014 Congressional Election
- Posted: April 17, 2014
- Author(s): , Dania N. Korkor, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
The best way to make sure the votes of overseas and military voters will count is for more cities to adopt the ranked choice ballots. This sensible, simple and innovative process protects the voting rights of thousands.
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Students Laud Ranked Choice Voting in Georgetown University Election
- Posted: March 5, 2014
- Author(s): Devin Mitchell, Ben Petit
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Georgetown elected its GUSA president using ranked choice voting last week, a system the school has used since 2006.
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In Fractured Oscar Field, Ranked Choice Voting Elects the Real Best Picture
- Posted: February 28, 2014
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Ranked choice voting is the best way to select the Best Picture at the Oscars. This year's close race is a great example of why it matters.
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Rank the Vote Like The Academy
- Posted: January 28, 2014
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Voting is improved overseas and in cities across the United States -- and it works well for choosing which film the Academy will award Best Picture! Check out where RCV is used and where it is being considered.
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Ranked Choice Party List: Raising the Threshold in Israel Without Hurting Arab Israelis
- Posted: January 13, 2014
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Middle East and Africa, International Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide
Proposals to raise the threshold of election in Israel's proportional representation system have proved controversial. Our innovative ranked choice proposal could remove that controversy.