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NY Post Should Reconsider Its Views on National Popular Vote
- Posted: May 7, 2014
- Author(s): Andrea Levien, Devin McCarthy, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
Following New York’s resounding passage of the National Popular Vote plan to reform the Electoral College, the New York Post editorial team voiced concerns about the reform effort. We want to explain why they got it wrong.
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Open General Elections Deserve Support in Colorado
- Posted: May 6, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms, Home, FairVote
On Tuesday, April 29th, a group of Colorado activists called The Coalition for a New Colorado Election System held a press conference to announce that it has begun collecting signatures for a new approach to election reform. This approach will both open the primaries to independent voters while simultaneously opening the general election to real electoral competition.
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A Better Approach to Voting Rights Act Cases
- Posted: May 5, 2014
- Author(s): Rais Akbar
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, Voting Rights
The Voting Rights Act has been critical for protecting voting rights since its passage in 1965. But as a recent case in Texas shows, preconditions that assume the use of single-member districts prevent the VRA from being used to its full effect.
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FairVote and Elderhostel
- Posted: April 30, 2014
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Events and Awards, Home, FairVote
This past Tuesday, FairVote had the opportunity to present on FairVote’s key reforms to a group of Elderhostelers (now called “Road Scholars”), on winner-take-all, polarization, partisan bias, and the fair voting solution.
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Elections in India and Indonesia Highlight Differences Between Electoral Systems
- Posted: April 29, 2014
- Author(s): , Matthew Bugajski, Ben Petit, Kevin Werner
- Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide
India and Indonesia both held major elections this month. One country uses winner-take-all, the other proportional representation. That choice makes a difference.
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Monopoly Politics Blog Series: Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures
- Posted: April 23, 2014
- Author(s): Matthew Bugajski, Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Home
State legislatures around the country face the same growing problems of partisanship and polarization as the House of Representatives.
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Overseas Voters from 5 States to Use Ranked Choice Voting Ballots in 2014 Congressional Election
- Posted: April 17, 2014
- Author(s): , Dania N. Korkor, Rob Richie
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
The best way to make sure the votes of overseas and military voters will count is for more cities to adopt the ranked choice ballots. This sensible, simple and innovative process protects the voting rights of thousands.
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New York Says Yes to Fair Presidential Elections
- Posted: April 16, 2014
- Author(s): Andrea Levien
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
New York's passage of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact leaves us 61% of the way to presidential elections in which every vote is equal.
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FairVote Survey Shows Support for Takoma Park Voting Reforms
- Posted: April 11, 2014
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home
An exit survey conducted by FairVote demonstrates that Takoma Park's bold new voting laws have widespread support among voters.