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Landslide Win For Election Reform
- Posted: November 9, 2005
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
In an advisory ballot measure placed on the ballot by a 7-0 vote of the Takoma Park city council, fully 84% of voters voted for the proposal to have future city elections use instant runoff voting. A majority of the city council is committed to implementing the new system in time for the mayoral and city council races in 2007.
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Who Picks the President? ...Not You
- Posted: November 4, 2005
- Categories: FairVote
FairVote today released its new report Who Picks the President? The report analyzes major party candidate visits and campaign spending in the peak season of the 2004 presidential campaign and combines these two measures to create an 'attention index.' Results show seven states get the bulk of campaign attention. Another seven get more attention than average. The remaining 37 get next to nothing.
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TIME FOR JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS REFORM IS NOW
- Posted: November 3, 2005
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote
With President George W. Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, expectations are high of a filibuster by Democratic Senators who believe Alito to be too conservative and polarizing. FairVote believes that now is the time to propose cooperative reforms to our judicial nominations processes. Its new report, Filibuster 2005: Who Represents America?, highlights the perils and pitfalls of the Senate filibuster for both Democrats and Republicans, while highlighting proposals to reduce the increasing bitterness and acrimony over Presidential nominees.
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E-Newsletter November 1, 2005
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Report Rips "Two-Tiered Democracy"
- Posted: August 4, 2005
- Categories: FairVote
FairVote's new report shows that fewer and fewer Americans play a meaningful role in electing the president. The Shrinking Battleground: The 2008 Presidential Elections and Beyond examines the partisanship of each state, gauging how well each party ran relative to the national average. The report shows a trend of hardening and widening partisanship. As a result, the number of truly competitive states shows every sign of shrinking in 2008 and beyond.
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E-Newsletter August 4, 2005
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2004 U.S. HOUSE ELECTIONS WERE THE LEAST COMPETITIVE IN HISTORY
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A Gerrymander 'Birthday'
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E-Newsletter July 7, 2005
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New Jersey to Move Up Presidential Primary
- Posted: June 28, 2005
- Categories: FairVote
New Jersey's state senate on June 24 voted to join the growing list of states ready to shift their primary date earlier in the election cycle. The proposal would reschedule New Jersey's primary to the last Tuesday in February, a move designed to increase the state's influence in presidential elections. Gov. Richard Codey is expected to sign the legislation.