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Zimbabwe: Fairer Election Methods, but Trouble at the Polls
- Posted: August 19, 2013
- Author(s): Andrew Douglas, Matt Sommerfeld
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Middle East and Africa, Research & Analysis, International Elections, Home, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
The addition of proportionally allocated seats in Zimbabwe's parliament is a positive development, but one that has been overshadowed by concerns over the legitimacy of recent elections.
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The Case for Ranked Choice Ballots for Military and Overseas Voters
- Posted: August 14, 2013
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, FairVote
States and local jurisdictions that use runoff elections with sequential balloting seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to respecting the votes of their deployed military and other absentee voters. Ranked choice voting gives these places the best of both worlds.
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Multi-Member Districts Help New Hampshire Elect All the Women it Wants
- Posted: August 9, 2013
- Author(s): Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home
In New Hampshire's large multi-member districts, voters have the ability to vote for gender parity - and they do.
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Choice Voting vs. The Challengers: The Irish Convention on the Constitution Decides
- Posted: August 7, 2013
- Author(s): Robert Fekete, Devin McCarthy
- Categories: Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide, Districts Plus
The Irish Constitutional Convention was tasked with finding the best electoral system for Ireland, and all options were on the table. They decided to stick with the choice voting form of fair representation, with only 3 percent preferring U.S.-style single-member districts.
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Moderates Nearly Extinct in the U.S. House
- Posted: August 7, 2013
- Author(s): Andrew Douglas
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Congressional Elections, Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Monopoly Politics 2012 Map
While many Americans describe themselves as ideological moderates, centrists have become increasingly rare in the House of Representatives, where their decline has contributed to congressional dysfunction and polarization. The pace of the decline of House moderates over the last forty years has been remarkable.
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Fair Representation Voting Explained
- Posted: August 2, 2013
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Congressional Elections, Home
Learn more about why Congress is broken and the fair representation voting solution with FairVote's new Fixing Democracy infographics series.
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UnFairVote: Voting Wrongs in North Carolina and the Need for a Constitutional Amendment
- Posted: July 26, 2013
- Author(s): Mollie Hailey
- Categories: Home, Voting Rights
If HB 589 goes into effect, it will be a huge step backwards for voters in North Carolina.
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Testimony on Importance of Strong Voting Rights Act
- Posted: July 18, 2013
- Author(s): Mollie Hailey
- Categories: Reforms, Research & Analysis, Home, Voting Rights
FairVote this week joined diverse organizations in affirming the continuing necessity of the fully implemented Voting Rights Act - the most critical piece of civil rights legislation.
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Top Two in Washington State
- Posted: July 18, 2013
- Author(s): Drew Spencer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home, All Reports
Update: This report has now been updated to include additional analysis from the results of the 2012 general election, more details on FairVote's proposed solution: Top Four with ranked choice voting, and analysis based on comparison to California's use of Top Two in 2012.
The Top Two primary system has drawn increasing attention as a way to reform our elections. Rather than have parties nominate candidates who then face off in a general election, it establishes two rounds of voting: the first a "preliminary" to reduce the field to two candidates and the second a final runoff between the top two finishers. Candidates pick their own party label, and that label has no impact on which candidates advance.
Louisiana for years was the only state using a form of the system for both state and federal elections. Washington State started using the system in 2008. California implemented it in 2012, and Arizona voters may adopt it in a November 2012 ballot measure. This report looks at the impact of the Top Two primary in Washington State in the two and a half election cycles in which it has been used. The report focuses on state legislative elections, but also summarizes results to date in congressional and statewide elections.
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House Abortion Vote Reflects Anti-Crossover Trend
- Posted: July 12, 2013
- Author(s): Matt Sommerfeld
- Categories: Congressional Elections, Home
The June 18th vote in the U.S. House on abortion law reflects a trend towards increased polarization and a decline in crossover voting in the House. This analysis looks at which Members voted against their party's majority and compares the vote to a 1993 vote on abortion law.