Content Categorized with "FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters"
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California City of 180,000 to Provide Cumulative Voting Rights
- Posted: March 12, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
The city council of Santa Clarita (CA) last night agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it under the California Voting Rights Act by agreeing to grant its voters cumulative voting rights. Once implemented, voters will still elect their city council at-large, but they will do so using a fair representation voting method that empowers all voters with a better chance to elect candidates that better reflect their diversity.
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Key Facts About Texas Primary Elections on March 4
- Posted: March 4, 2014
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Congressional Elections, Home
Voter turnout has been consistently poor in recent elections, particularly in primaries. In the 2012 primaries, Texas turnout was a dismally low 16% of registered voters. We can reverse that trend by taking it upon ourselves to vote. Texas’s congressional and state primaries tomorrow are a good place to start.
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Announcement: What Comes Now for the Right to Vote
- Posted: June 25, 2013
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
Announcement regarding the Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act.
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E-Newsletter November 5, 2012
- Posted: November 5, 2012
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
It's Monday, November 5: one day to Election Day, the culmination of a presidential election marathon that started well before the Iowa caucuses last January. We obviously hope every eligible voter on this list participates -- and joins us in a lasting commitment to the right to vote by participating in our Promote Our Vote campaign, building a movement to establish an affirmative right to vote in the Constitution, grounded in local efforts to protect voting rights and boost participation.
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E-Newsletter October 24, 2012
- Posted: October 24, 2012
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
We're in the final two weeks of the election, and there's a lot going on in states across the nation as we approach a hugely important election. News from FairVote includes: Krist live on CSPAN, fairvoting.us, Electoral Dysfunction...
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The Chairman's Corner: FairVote reforms featured in Mann-Ornstein book
- Posted: May 31, 2012
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
Krist Novoselic has been chairman of the board at FairVote since 2008. He first became politically active while playing bass for the band Nirvana in the early 1990s. Novoselic published his book "Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy" in 2004 and joined the FairVote board in 2005. This is the first of The Chairman's Corner series.
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FairVote Reformer April 2012
- Posted: April 5, 2012
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters
It’s income tax season in the United States, and always a good time to think about the basic values of our nation: taxation demands representation, and government is grounded in the consent of the governed. We believe our electoral rules exclude too many Americans from fair representation in government and a fair voice in our elections
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FairVote Reformer February 2012
- Posted: February 24, 2012
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
Many great things happened in the month of February. See the highlights in our most recent e-newsletter!
- Oscar: Rank Your Choices
- FairVote Featured in High Profile Media
- Ranked Choice Voting Earns Strong Support
- Honor John Anderson and Double your Donation
- Primary Season Resources--And Please Vote!
- Question of the Month
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FairVote Reformer January 2012
- Posted: January 31, 2012
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home, FairVote
Welcome to 2012! It's a big election year, and there's no shortage of elections to track and reform ideas to explain. We're the nation's go-to resource when it comes to big thinking about election reform - certainly there's rarely been a better time for out-of-the-box approaches to stand up for American votes and our democracy. This issue features: Fair Vote 20th Anniversary- and a Salute to John Anderson, Your Primary Resource: 2012 Election Marathon Underway, Fair Voting Plans for Congress: There is a better way, 84th Academy Awards Showcase Ranked Choice Voting, Question of the Month
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FairVote Reformer December 16, 2011
- Posted: December 16, 2011
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
What 2011 says about the 2012 elections
As we come to the end of 2011, it's a time to reflect on what we've learned about democracy this year -- and what it means for the 2012 elections and beyond.
What we've learned is that Americans are upset with their government.
Americans hunger for more choices, but have fewer meaningful ones on Election Day than ever. They worry about special interest money pouring into politics, but it only keeps rising. They care about the right to vote, but face new restistrictions in many states that are sure to dampen participation.
That's the downside. The positive news is that change is coming. Consider these highlights:
- Six cities had ranked choice voting ("IRV") elections this November, with voters being able to rank candidates in order of choice without fear of "spoiling" elections.
- Two more states approved the National Popular Vote plan for president: our biggest (California) and one of our smallest (Vermont).
- Proportional voting had a big year internationally, including being adopted by most Arab nations moving toward democracy. I
- Legislation to establish a constitutional right to vote has 48 sponsors.