Content Authored by Nathan Nicholson

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• Read FairVote’s Testimonies to Two State Government Reform Commissions

  • Posted: November 10, 2014
  • Author(s): Nathan Nicholson, Rob Richie, Drew Spencer

  Ohio and Virginia present unique opportunities for redistricting reform. See FairVote's recommendations to bipartisan reform commissions in both states. 

   

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• What if We Used the Electoral College to Elect State Governors?

  • Posted: October 15, 2014
  • Author(s): Nathan Nicholson

  
  
  Ever imagine it would be a good idea to elect governors with a state-level Electoral College? We tested the idea in Oregon and Pennsylvania and found some remarkable results: only 10 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties and only seven of Oregon’s 37 counties would be in play, and one party could win the governor’s race while losing big in the popular vote. Electing governors by a popular vote respects every vote - and so would enactment of the National Popular Vote plan for president. 

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• Fighting Misconceptions about a National Popular Vote for President

  • Posted: September 12, 2014
  • Author(s): Nathan Nicholson
  • Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Reforms, Home

  
  Yes, voters in 146 counties could theoretically elect a president under NPV. Why that’s no problem – and why our current system is much, much worse. 

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