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Rhode Island Senate Passes US Senate Vacancies Bill
- Posted: March 26, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 25, the Rhode Island Senate approved a bill that would ensure every US Senator from the state is directly elected. The bill, S 201, was sponsored by Senator Paul Jabour. It passed on a 33-1, vote with Democratic, Republican and Independent support.
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National Popular Vote Advancing Across the States
- Posted: March 23, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 10, Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the national popular vote bill. Now the Progressive States Network has a great roundup on the action regarding the bill around the country.
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Howard Dean Continues to Support IRV
- Posted: March 20, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
On March 16th, Former Vermont Governor and Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean continued his support for instant runoff voting on Vermont Radio's Mark Johnson Show.
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RI Senate Jud Approves US Senate Vacancies Bill
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Big Wins Continue for National Popular Vote
- Posted: March 13, 2009
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
On March, 13, the Oregon House and Washington State Senate passed National Popular Vote (NPV) legislation, making it the 24th state house to pass the legislation. With bipartisan support, the Oregon housed passed the bill 39-19, including 8 Republicans.
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Notwithstanding budget crisis, R.I. mustn't cut civics position
- Posted: March 12, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
The Rhode Island Board of Regents plans to cut the sole statewide civics-education position, along with funding for civics professional development. The state has historically underperformed at teaching its students the fundamentals of civic participation.
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US Senate Vacancy Bill Passed
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Rhode Island House Judiciary Approves Pre-Registration, US Senate Vacancy Bills
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Time to elect all our representatives
- Posted: March 10, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 10, the Rhode Island House of Representatives handily approved two FairVote-backed proposals: a uniform advance voter registration age of 16 (voting 54-10) and a requirement that any vacancy to the U.S. Senate be elected rather than appointed (voting 64-6).
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Burlington's Second IRV Election a Success
- Posted: March 3, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Citizens of Burlington, Vermont went to the polls on Tuesday, March 3rd to vote for the second time in an election using instant runoff voting.