Content Categorized with "Cumulative Voting"
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Debunking the Myths about Port Chester
- Posted: June 25, 2010
- Author(s): Alec Slatky
- Categories: Cumulative Voting
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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Port Chester Elections Draw National Attention
- Posted: June 18, 2010
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, Home
On June 15th, the Village of Port Chester (NY) held New York's first-ever election with cumulative voting. Turning out in sharply higher numbers than recent Village elections, voters elected all six trustees on Port Chester's governing body. Winners reflected the Village's diversity by such measures as party (two Republicans, two Democrats and two non major-party candidates) and race/ethnicity (first African American and Latino candidates ever to win in trustee elections).
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Judge approves plan for June trustee election
- Posted: January 8, 2010
- Author(s): Jananne Abel
- Publication: Port Chester Westmore News
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Port Chester will use an at-large cumulative voting system to elect its trustees in 2010: “I think that all parties worked very well and very hard together to come up with a novel approach to a cumulative voting program,” said Randolph McLaughlin . . . a Pace University Law School professor. “The voter education program we put together is a model for the rest of the country.”
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AISD trustees earn new terms
- Posted: April 26, 2009
- Publication: www.amarillo.com
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Cumulative Voting expected to return incumbents to the Amarillo Independent School District Board. -
Cumulative vote - again
- Posted: April 4, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: www.amarillo.com
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Amarillo voters get ready for another election with cumulative voting. -
E-Newsletter December 19, 2008
- Posted: December 19, 2008
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Cumulative Voting, FairVote
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PR Win in South Dakota
- Posted: December 19, 2008
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, FairVote
In an unprecedented decision, the US Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s remedial plan for cumulative voting in South Dakota.
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A Free and Fair Vote Gives Power to the People
- Posted: August 18, 2008
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: The Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Blogpost from FairVote Chair Krist Novoselic advocates cumulative voting for Washington State. -
Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard
- Posted: June 13, 2008
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Krist Novoselic explains his support for instant runoff voting. -
Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Cumulative Voting