Content Categorized with "Universal Voter Registration"
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Don't Let Ferguson Turnout Numbers Fool You. America, We Have a Problem.
- Posted: April 9, 2015
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote Research on Local Elections, Home, Universal Voter Registration, Voter Turnout
Voter turnout in city council elections in Ferguson (MO) increased, and its elected representation is more reflective of its citizenry. But it's not time to celebrate. Executive director Rob Richie analyzes this story as part of disturbing trend in local voter turnout. -
Remembering Bob Edgar
- Posted: April 23, 2013
- Author(s): Cynthia Terrell
- Categories: Home, Universal Voter Registration
FairVote is saddened by the death of Common Cause president Bob Edgar, a tireless advocate for peace, justice, and democracy.
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New Commitment to Our Most Basic Right
- Posted: December 13, 2012
- Author(s): Mollie Hailey
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Universal Voter Registration, Home
Attorney General Holder has observed that, “too many citizens have reason to fear that their right to vote, their access to the ballot – and their ability to have their votes counted – is under threat.” Through reform of the systemic problems that plague our electoral process, we can combat this threat. We will ultimately need to think and act nationally; but now is the time for all of us to get involved in that effort in our cities and states.
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From the Mouth of the President to the Ears of the People: We Have to Fix That
- Posted: November 8, 2012
- Author(s): Elizabeth Hudler
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Universal Voter Registration, Voting Rights, FairVote
As was expected, problems at the polls abounded on November 6, nationwide. While glitches were reported across the country, voter-rights watchers paid particular attention to the swing states, where obstacles to ballot access in the form of registration ambiguities, voting-day misinformation, voter suppression tactics, and long, exhausting (and cold!) lines had potential to lower turnout and affect outcomes. President Barack Obama in his acceptance speechTuesday night, thanked people for waiting in those lines --- and then added, “By the way, we have to fix that.”
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New Report Highlights Our Primary Turnout Problem
- Posted: October 11, 2012
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Universal Voter Registration, Home
A new report on plunging turnout in federal primary elections underscores a crisis of non-participation in American elections -- one that is far more pronounced and troubling in primary elections and city elections than for higher-profile elections for president and Congress. There are concrete actions we could take to boost participation and give voters more choice and better representation in our elections.
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Remember Young People in Maryland's April Primary
- Posted: March 7, 2012
- Author(s): Tyler Sadonis
- Categories: Home, Universal Voter Registration
17-year-old primary voting is a great way to start getting young people involved in the political process. Unfortunately, many election and party officials do not promote it.
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Let's Get Voter Registration Right — and Make it Universal
- Posted: February 16, 2012
- Author(s): Elise Helgesen, Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, Universal Voter Registration
Our broken voter registration system is a direct barrier to participation. In fact, if every single registered voter participated this November, we still would trail many nations in turnout. It won't take rocket science to ensure that every eligible voter is registered to vote and that all ineligible voters are not. It's time to make a national commitment to voting in the United States; doing so must include modernizing voter registration.
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FairVote analysis in national news
- Posted: February 13, 2012
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Presidential Elections, National Popular Vote, Universal Voter Registration, Home
On February 12th, FairVote executive director Rob Richie was a guest on CSPAN television's Washington Journal, aired live around the nation. That day he also had the first and final letters in the New York Times' "Invitation to Dialogue" series on voting reform. FairVote staff and interns have been publishing many articles in 2012.
Rob Richie on CSPANNew York Times "Invitation to Dialogue"
Fair voting op-eds in St. Louis Post-Dispatch & Austin American-Statesman
FairVote blogs on Huffington Post & Oped News
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Learning a Lesson from Egypt's Universal Voter Registration
- Posted: December 7, 2011
- Author(s): Elise Helgesen
- Categories: Europe, Middle East and Africa, Universal Voter Registration, Home
Egypt recently began the process of electing members to its People's Assembly. Egypt's parliamentary elections provide an example for the United States worth taking note. Egypt uses a system of universal voter registration, which helped bring large numbers of voters to the polls. FairVote believes this type of universal voter registration would modernize and improve the type of voter registration in American elections.
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Why Settle? A Review of the Conference on "Creating the Voting Rights Act of 2012"
- Posted: November 8, 2011
- Author(s): Christina Grier
- Categories: Reforms, Universal Voter Registration, Home
The electoral reform organization Why Tuesday? held a conference on November 7 to address existing voting barriers, and offered solutions on how to fix an electoral system that is still functioning under 20th century guidelines. Panelists presented information on issues such as restrictive voter ID laws, voter fraud, and ways to modernize the registration process.