FairVote Blog
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2009 Japanese Election
by Forrest Barnum // July 27, 2009 //As Japan heads into election season, prognosticators assert the inevitability of dramatic defeat for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). This potentially major shift in Japanese politics presents an opportunity for structural electoral reform of Japan's outaded parallel list system.
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Learning from the 2008 U.S. Senate Recount Saga: Practical Reforms to Improve Minnesota Elections
by Adam Trope // July 20, 2009 // -
Obama's political team: Expediency over principle in "working" Electoral College rather than reforming it
by Rob Richie // June 21, 2009 //President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign is already well underway. His early hires are the latest evidence of the negative effects of current state rules governing the Electoral College which force candidates to focus on a dwindling number of swing states -- and point to the value of adoption of the National Popular Vote plan for president.
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Civic Education and the Future of Electoral Reform
by Forrest Barnum // June 19, 2009 // -
Instant runoff voting in Australia: Guest blogger Ben Raue
by Rob Richie // June 16, 2009 //Former Australian Greens candidate Ben Raue writes on Australia's use of an instant runoff voting system in state and federal legislative elections, and the increased legitimacy and indepdence that IRV can provide to third parties.
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Charlottesville (VA) Democrats use IRV to nominate candidates in high turnout open caucus
by Rob Richie // May 12, 2009 // -
A Real Path to "Post-Partisanship"
by David Segal // April 30, 2009 // -
Common Cause and League of Women Voters defend IRV in Burlington
by Terry Bouricius // April 3, 2009 // -
American way of registering voters: everything but universal, and far from being efficient
by Eve Robert // November 18, 2008 // -
Instant runoff in action -- voter choice and more positive campaigns
by Rob Richie // October 1, 2008 //