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FairVote Announces Inaugural Democracy Innovator Awards
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E-Newsletter November 7, 2008
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Presidential Candidate Tracker - Oct. 29th Update
- Posted: October 29, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
In the eight weeks since the Republican convention, the major party candidates for president and vice-president have devoted 99% of their campaign visits to 17 states and 81% of their campaign visits to only ten states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. With the exception of New York, these ten most-visited states are heavily contested battleground states with relatively large populations. This stockpiling of campaign attention into a handful of states is a direct consequence of the current Electoral College system. That system is governed by state statutes that by 2012 may be replaced by the National Popular Vote plan for president where every vote will be of equal weight wherever it is cast.
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New Study: Large Counties in Swing States May Face Election Day Problems
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Voters in the largest counties in 10 key swing states may experience problems on Election Day because of insufficient preparation and inadequate poll booth and machine allocation plans, according to a report released today by FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group.
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With two weeks to go, presidential candidates spoil six lucky states
- Posted: October 22, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
After nearly two years of campaigning, the 2008 presidential election will be over in just 13 days. For voters in most states, they won't see the candidates between now and Election Day nor experience campaign activity generated by the presidential campaigns. They will be voyeurs to the "real action" taking place in an ever-shrinking number of presidential battlegrounds.
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New Study: Lack of Planning in Virginia May Cause Election Day Problems
- Posted: October 20, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Virginia voters could experience problems at the polls this Election Day due to lack of uniformity, insufficient preparation and limited access for students, according to a report released today by FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group.
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October 17th Update on Presidential Visits and Spending
- Posted: October 17, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
With three weeks to go until Election Day, the Presidential candidates are narrowing down the list of states where they are focusing resources and time; and, in what should be no surprise, Ohio is now the most-visited state, and Florida and Pennsylvania lead the pack the campaign ad spending. Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania were also the three most important states in 2004, when the conventional wisdom-- and ultimately correct assessment -- was that the candidate winning at least two of those states would take the White House.
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The Swing States of America
- Posted: October 9, 2008
- Categories: FairVote
As the presidential campaigns enter their final four weeks, it is clear that, just as in the 2004 presidential campaign, they are focusing their attention solely on a declining number of battleground states. The non-partisan organization FairVote is maintaining a daily tracker of visits to states by the four major party nominees since September 5, the first day after the Republican national convention. This data will be used to follow up FairVote's groundbreaking 2006 report Presidential Election Inequality about our nation's shrinking battleground in presidential elections.
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New Study: Colorado Officials Not Prepared for Anticipated Turnout
- Posted: October 6, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Voters in Colorado could experience Election Day problems because of lack of preparation and uniformity, according to a report released today by nonpartisan election reform and voting rights advocacy group, FairVote.
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E-Newsletter September 18, 2008
- Posted: September 18, 2008
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, National Popular Vote, FairVote