Content Categorized with "Reforms"
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Comparative Structural Reform
- Posted: August 31, 2015
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Reforms, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home, Redistricting, Voter Turnout, All Reports, Districts Plus
Comparative Structural Reform presents an extensive assessment of the potential impact of 37 structural reforms to election laws and legislative structures in collaboration with 14 prominent political scholars. Scholars participating in the project are authorities on electoral reform and legislative functionality, with extensive collective expertise and mastery of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of American legislatures, elections and electoral rules. Each of the participating scholars was asked to assess each reform’s impact on 16 different criteria fitting within four topline categories: legislative functionality, electoral accountability, voter engagement, and openness of process. Scholars were compensated for their participation. All scholars responded to all eleven surveys and provided a wealth of insightful comments, new sources, and useful information in addition to their well-considered ratings of each reform.
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FairVote Reformer: Spotlight on Projections in 85% of 2016 Congressional Elections
- Posted: December 15, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
On November 6, 2014, more than two years before the 2016 congressional elections, FairVote projected the outcomes of the 2016 congressional elections in more than 85% of U.S. house seats. We discuss the ramifications of these projections in this issue of The Reformer.
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Will New Hampshire Lead Nation in Achieving Gender Parity in Elected Office?
- Posted: November 3, 2014
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: Reforms, Congressional Elections, Home
The people of New Hampshire take great pride in holding the nation’s first presidential primary every four years. Now, it has a new claim to fame: representation of women in elected office.
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Fighting Misconceptions about a National Popular Vote for President
- Posted: September 12, 2014
- Author(s): Nathan Nicholson
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Reforms, Home
Yes, voters in 146 counties could theoretically elect a president under NPV. Why that’s no problem – and why our current system is much, much worse. -
The Reformer: Encouraging Examples of All-Partisan Support for Reform
- Posted: July 31, 2014
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Voting Rights
With political polarization at its highest point in more than a century, observers often assume opposition to reform is inevitable. But there have been recent developments in bipartisan cooperation for FairVote’s Reform 2020 agenda, which we discuss in this issue of The Reformer. -
FairVote Marathon
- Posted: July 29, 2014
- Categories: Reforms
Not only did FairVote executive director Rob Richie finish his first marathon in under 4 hours, but we also met our fundraising goal of $26,200 in donations from new donors that will go toward FairVote's First Million Campaign! And the entire $26,000 will be matched dollar for dollar by generous FairVote board members.
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What's the Matter with California Turnout?
- Posted: July 10, 2014
- Author(s): Duncan Hosie, Rob Richie
- Categories: Reforms, Home, Voter Turnout
California experienced record low voter turnout in the recent primary election, but adopting FairVote's four electoral reforms can help increase participation. -
STUDY OF STATEWIDE RECOUNTS PROVIDES INSIGHT ON CONTROLLER RECOUNT
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Innovative Analysis: The World Cup of Democracy
- Posted: July 9, 2014
- Author(s): Andrew Douglas, Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Europe, FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Research & Analysis, Voting Rights
FairVote regularly publishes Innovative Analysis, an in depth look into what we’ve been researching. The FIFA World Cup is in its final week in Brazil. And while that tournament will eventually crown the best national soccer team in the world, we wondered what it would look like if it was crowning the healthiest electoral democracy in the world. With that in mind, we decided to put together an index that compares electoral health across countries and then apply it to this year’s World Cup.
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FairVote Reforms are Gaining Steam on the Ground and in the Media
- Posted: July 3, 2014
- Author(s): Patricia Hart
- Categories: Presidential Elections, Reforms, Cumulative Voting, Home