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Unorthodox Results in Iowa Primaries Make the Case for Ranked Choice Voting
- Posted: June 5, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
Iowa's primaries created distorted outcomes that show exactly why states need to consider ranked choice voting.
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The Grimm Reality for New York City Republicans
- Posted: May 30, 2014
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
There are over 400,000 Republican voters in New York City. But after this year's midterm election, they may be without a representative in Congress.
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Fixing Top Two with Open General Elections: the Colorado Innovation
- Posted: May 27, 2014
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting in Bay Area Elections, Home
Opening primary elections to include all voters should not mean closing general elections when most people vote, as it has in California and Washington and may soon in Oregon. Fortunately, an alternative proposal in Colorado is gaining momentum.
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Mixed Results for Women in Most Recent Round of Primaries
- Posted: May 22, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Home
The most recent cluster of primaries had a host of female candidates. See who won and who lost – and what it likely means for changes in the Parity Index.
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FairVote Joins Coalition Calling for Revitalized EAC
- Posted: May 22, 2014
- Author(s): Henry Alderfer
- Categories: Home, FairVote
FairVote and a coalition of other organizations believe the EAC remains a vital resource for states to research and improve election administration.
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Indian Election Results In BJP Victory, Disproportionality
- Posted: May 21, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
In India's election of the 16th Lok Sabha, the BJP appeared to win a landslide victory, winning a majority of seats. In reality, India's winner-take-all system generated significant disproportionality, artificially inflating BJP's mandate.
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South African Election Brings Another ANC Victory with Reservations
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
- Categories: Middle East and Africa, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
South Africa's fifth general election since the end of the apartheid era brought another victory for the ruling ANC, but their support has been wavering. The proportional representation system, originally advocated by Mandela, has brought proportional outcomes to South African elections.
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Proven Innovations to Uphold Voting Rights for Overseas Voters
- Posted: May 20, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
FairVote has just submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration arguing for a fairer approach to accommodating the needs of deployed military and overseas voters.
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UCLA Uses RCV to Elect a More Representative Student Government
- Posted: May 15, 2014
- Author(s): , Ben Petit
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
In a highly competitive election that brought over 8 thousand voters to the polls, students at UCLA used ranked choice voting (RCV) to elect student government officials last week. With 30 candidates vying for 13 offices, these elections showed that ranked choice voting can help students to elect officers that represent a broad range of voices in a large and diverse community.
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The 2014 Primary Season Has Arrived
- Posted: May 13, 2014
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Home
The 2014 primary season is underway, and voters in eight states have already cast ballots that will determine winners in the 2014 midterm elections. Since 371 congressional districts are safe for one of the major parties, whichever candidate in the majority party wins their party’s nomination in those districts is going to be safely elected in November’s general election. Despite their importance, turnout has been upsettingly low in many of these primaries – sometimes as low at 16% of registered voters. It’s time for us to fix the primaries.