Rhode Island's state legislature on January 5 voted by overwhelming margins to override gubernatorial vetoes of measures establishing voter pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds and popular elections to fill all U.S. Senate vacancies. FairVote Rhode Island was the catalyst for these important reform victories.

• Commentary on Senate vacancies: David Segal in New York Times & Baltimore Sun, Rob Richie in Miami Herald
• Segal's 2009 congressional testimony on behalf of FairVote
• FairVote Rhode Island homepage
• Innovative Analysis - Get 'Em (Ready to Vote) While They're Young
• FairVote News Release