FairVote Blog
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Debunking the Myths about Port Chester
by Alec Slatky // June 25, 2010 //Port Chester's historic Board of Trustees election this past month has drawn national attention for its use of cumulative voting. But the amount of misinformation found in the media coverage is high, so FairVote would like to correct some of the most common fallacies.
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Primary Runoffs Show Need for Reform
by Alec Slatky // June 23, 2010 //Everyone can agree that the higher the turnout, the better. But then why do we accept runoff elections where the winners often receive fewer votes than they did in the initial primary? There must be a better way...
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Drawn Into the Fray: Thinking Outside the Single Member District Box
by Patrick Withers // June 23, 2010 //Since the foundation of our democracy, gerrymandering, or the strategic drawing of districts to somehow bias the electoral result, has been an important, albeit nefarious, component of American politics. It is common, especially in census years, for voters to rail against politicians on both sides of the aisle for using gerrymandering to secure their own party's power. While there is plenty of blame to go around, perhaps there is a larger problem lying underneath the surface. Perhaps the problem lies in the creation of single-member districts itself.
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Low Turnout, Voter Fatigue, and Patchwork Primaries
by Patrick Withers // June 10, 2010 //Do marathon election seasons make for the best democracy possible? Voter turnout statistics seem to suggest no.
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Representation of Women in the Primaries
by Reshma Patil // June 10, 2010 //The GOP, The Grand Old Party, could be referred to as the men’s club. But women are slowly making their way into GOP ranks this primary season. But women are slowly making their way into GOP ranks this primary season. A number of Republican women ran well in the June 8 primaries, and several won their nominations or are favored in upcoming runoffs.
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Gearing up for a 50-... 15-state strategy
by Neal Suidan // May 13, 2010 //As the Republicans announce that Tampa, Florida will be the host city for the Republican National Convention in 2012, it seems that we are in the early stages of preparations for a 15-state strategy.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 4
by Amanda Naldjieff // May 6, 2010 //"...And the Results Are In!"
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 3
by Amanda Naldjieff // May 6, 2010 //"How Does an "Election" within an Unrecognized State SIgnificantly Affect the International Community?"
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Iraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
by Pauline Lejeune // April 29, 2010 //Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
by Pauline Lejeune // April 27, 2010 //Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.