2012 Election Marathon Underway

Presidential nomination season is  upon us, despite the general election still being 11 months away. Check out FairVote’s commentary about the Iowa caucus and stay tuned throughout the next months for our commentary about the nomination process and ways to improve it.

Democracy Lost: the Iowa Caucus, the New Hampshire Primary, and the Shortchanging of American Presidential Politics by Sheahan Virgin

The Role of Proportional Representation in New Hampshire by Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen

Understanding how the Iowa Caucuses Work—And Don’t Work by Rob Richie

FairVote in The Nation on Electoral Dysfunction

On NPR about earlier Florida primary

Our site FixThePrimaries.com

Iowa recount?:  Check out FairVote's 2010 report on statewide recount