Content Tagged with "African Americans"
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NJ Gubernatorial Primary Turnout Lowest in Years
- Posted: June 3, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
Voter turnout dropped to a shockingly low 10% of registered voters and less than 9% of eligible voters for New Jersey's gubernatorial primaries on Tuesday. Previous gubernatorial primary contests in 2001 and 2005 had already languished at 12% and 13% of registered voters, respectively, and Tuesday more than nine in ten eligible voters did not participate.
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Get 'Em (Ready to Vote) While They're Young
- Posted: May 26, 2009
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
As a key element in what is welcome progress toward universal voter registration, a movement is growing within the states to swing the doors of our democracy wide open, encouraging and facilitating the active participation of young people in the electoral process. From education, to access, to advance registration, more and more legislators and public officials are doing their part to invite young people into the process and kick start habits that can last a lifetime.
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Five ways to fix City Hall
- Posted: February 26, 2009
- Author(s): Cosmo Garvin
- Publication: Sacramento News & Review
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article on ideas to reform Sacramento City Council and Mayoral offices where City Councilwoman Lauren Hammond advocates for instant runoff voting. -
Five ways to fix City Hall
- Posted: February 26, 2009
- Author(s): Cosmo Garvin
- Publication: Sacramento News & Review
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article on ideas to reform Sacramento City Council and Mayoral offices where City Councilwoman Lauren Hammond advocates for instant runoff voting. -
Instant runoff voting on a remarkable roll of new support and attention
- Posted: December 11, 2008
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The 2008 election included a remarkable feature: all the candidates for president backed instant runoff voting. In its wake, support for "IRV" (also called "ranked choice voting") keeps growing.
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FairVote presents Democracy Innovator awards at conference
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E-Newsletter November 7, 2008
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Doing Democracy Right
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Instant Runoff Voting
- Posted: October 16, 2008
- Author(s): Flyer Staff
- Publication: The Memphis Flyer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Memphis Flyer comes out in favor of the instant runoff voting measure on the November ballot. -
Instant runoff voting
- Posted: October 16, 2008
- Author(s): Flyer Staff
- Publication: The Memphis Flyer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Memphis Flyer comes out in favor of the instant runoff voting measure on the November ballot.