GENERAL UPDATE:
1. Donate Now: Contact Ross Margulies at rossm (at) fairvote.org to donate an item (ie: collectible items and vacation timeshares) to our charity auction.

2. Presidential Elections: See Rob Richie's piece in The Nation making the case for the National Popular Vote plan for president.

3. Two Great Events: We hope to see you for the 2007 Claim Democracy Conference and our 15th Anniversary Gala on November 9th - 11th -- you can register online for both at claimdemocracy.com and fairvote.org/gala.

We also wanted to applaud a new effort by one of our office building neighbors, Center for a New American Dream to reduce junk mail. You can join their campaign with a special offer this month [HERE].

4. Big Win for Ranked Choice Voting: Congratulations are also in order for Californians for Electoral Reform, for successfully persuading the California legislature to pass AB 1294, a bill to provide cities with the option to adopt instant runoff voting and choice voting!

5. New Cary, NC IRV Video: Check out the new instant runoff voting educational video made by the North Carolina Center for Voter Education for Cary, NC's upcoming IRV elections [HERE].