Content Categorized with "FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters"
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FairVote Reformer: Winner-Take-All Electoral System is a Loser for Democracy
- Posted: January 23, 2015
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
After his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Barack Obama stressed a vision of "united states." We discuss how this clashes with the unforgiving logic of winner-take-all elections and how the National Popular Vote plan for president would address this in this edition of The Reformer.
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FairVote Reformer: Spotlight on Projections in 85% of 2016 Congressional Elections
- Posted: December 15, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
On November 6, 2014, more than two years before the 2016 congressional elections, FairVote projected the outcomes of the 2016 congressional elections in more than 85% of U.S. house seats. We discuss the ramifications of these projections in this issue of The Reformer.
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The Reformer: Special Edition, FairVote's Reforms Featured in Washington Post and New York Times
- Posted: August 27, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
We'll be back next month with more detailed news from FairVote, but as summer comes to a close we wanted to share two high-profile commentaries on our core reform proposals.
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The Reformer: Encouraging Examples of All-Partisan Support for Reform
- Posted: July 31, 2014
- Author(s): Rebecca Hellmich
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Voting Rights
With political polarization at its highest point in more than a century, observers often assume opposition to reform is inevitable. But there have been recent developments in bipartisan cooperation for FairVote’s Reform 2020 agenda, which we discuss in this issue of The Reformer. -
Innovative Analysis: The World Cup of Democracy
- Posted: July 9, 2014
- Author(s): Andrew Douglas, Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Europe, FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Research & Analysis, Voting Rights
FairVote regularly publishes Innovative Analysis, an in depth look into what we’ve been researching. The FIFA World Cup is in its final week in Brazil. And while that tournament will eventually crown the best national soccer team in the world, we wondered what it would look like if it was crowning the healthiest electoral democracy in the world. With that in mind, we decided to put together an index that compares electoral health across countries and then apply it to this year’s World Cup.
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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