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Reformer: Is Your State Representative? See Where Your State Stands.
- Posted: June 16, 2014
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, Home, Voter Turnout
FairVote’s research team just updated Monopoly Politics’ state profiles. This report pinpoints shortcomings of winner-take-all elections and proposes a roadmap for a better democracy with fair representation voting. Its 50-state analysis assesses each state’s representational makeup and compares them with FairVote’s fair representation voting plans.Take a look to see where your state stands.
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The 2014 Primaries: Why They Matter, What’s Wrong With Them, and How to Fix Them
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
The 2014 primary season is well underway. Seven states and the District of Columbia have already held their primaries, with six more voting today, and many more will be holding primaries over the next few weeks. Primaries typically get little coverage, but they are one of the most important – and problematic – aspects of the American electoral system.
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Reformer: Marathons, Voting Rights, & Ranked Choice Voting
- Posted: May 9, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
Our Executive Director Rob Richie became a marathon runner last Sunday when he completed the Potomac Marathon in just under four hours! To celebrate his achievement, FairVote Board members have pledged to match up to $26,200 in gifts to FairVote's First Million campaign through May 31st ($1000 for each mile). These funds will help us sustain new talent to forward our reform goals in 2014. Learn more and help us cross the finish line!
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FairVote Board Chair Krist Novoselic on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
- Posted: April 9, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
It’s a big week for our friends from Nirvana! FairVote board chair Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl will be guests on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this evening. Tomorrow night, they are being inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.
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National Popular Vote Passes NY State Legislature
- Posted: March 26, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
The bill now goes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his signature. Nine states and the District of Columbia have already passed the compact.
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FairVote Reforms Advancing Across USA: March 17 Newsletter
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California City of 180,000 to Provide Cumulative Voting Rights
- Posted: March 12, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
The city council of Santa Clarita (CA) last night agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it under the California Voting Rights Act by agreeing to grant its voters cumulative voting rights. Once implemented, voters will still elect their city council at-large, but they will do so using a fair representation voting method that empowers all voters with a better chance to elect candidates that better reflect their diversity.
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Key Facts About Texas Primary Elections on March 4
- Posted: March 4, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Congressional Elections, Home
Voter turnout has been consistently poor in recent elections, particularly in primaries. In the 2012 primaries, Texas turnout was a dismally low 16% of registered voters. We can reverse that trend by taking it upon ourselves to vote. Texas’s congressional and state primaries tomorrow are a good place to start.
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E-Newsletter July 24 2013
- Posted: July 25, 2013
It's been an eventful summer for electoral reform across the country, with FairVote's work grounded in our 2020 reform vision.
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E-Newsletter June 20, 2013
- Posted: June 20, 2013
Announcing our summer panel series in collaboration with NYUDialogues entitled Democracy Next: Voices, Votes & Vision. With our summer panel series we will feature numerous thought leaders, legislators and advocates exploring structural solutions to political gridlock and voting rights challenges. The summer series launches June 27th in Washington DC with the opening panel discussion: Beyond Gerrymandering & Polarization.