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Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks--Colorado Edition
- Posted: October 6, 2008
- Author(s): Adam Fogel, Allison McNeely, Daniel Weaver
- Categories: FairVote
The Democracy SOS Project aims to increase transparency in election administration and to monitor the actions of election officials, starting with Secretaries of State. This series reports the results of surveys of county clerks in 10 "swing states" during the 2008 presidential election. FairVote staff and interns surveyed nearly every county clerk in Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as election officials in counties with at least 500,000 residents in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. -
Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks--New Mexico Edition
- Posted: September 4, 2008
- Author(s): Adam Fogel, Daniel Weaver
- Categories: FairVote
The Democracy SOS Project aims to increase transparency in election administration and to monitor the actions of election officials, starting with Secretaries of State. This series reports the results of surveys of county clerks in 10 "swing states" during the 2008 Presidential Election. FairVote staff and interns surveyed nearly every county clerk in Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as election officials in counties with at least 500,000 residents in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. -
Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks--Missouri Edition
- Posted: August 28, 2008
- Author(s): Adam Fogel, Allison McNeely
- Categories: FairVote
The Democracy SOS Project is aimed to increase transparency in election administration and monitor actions of election officials, starting with Secretaries of State. This report is a compilation of the results of surveying county clerks in 10 "swing states" during the 2008 presidential election. FairVote staff and interns surveyed nearly every county clerk in Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado and Pennsylvania, as well as election officials in counties with at least 500,000 residents in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin. -
Delegating Democracy
- Posted: April 3, 2008
- Author(s): Rob Richie and Adam Fogel
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, Presidential Nominations Reform, All Reports
Parties have great opportunities to review and improve their election systems by incorporating reforms that give more voters an equal voice and an equal vote. From representative delegate allocation regimes to ranked choice voting and expanded suffrage rights, a political party's nomination process can be a true laboratory of democracy.
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International Snapshot: Australia 2007
- Posted: January 1, 2008
- Author(s): Aurelie Marfort
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, Asia and Oceania, International Elections, FairVote
On November 24th 2007, Australia elected its House of Representatives with instant runoff voting (IRV), as it has for more than eight decades. After four straight election defeats, the Labor Party won a landslide majority of seats. Under IRV, Labor's initial 44% of first choices turned into a clear majority after considering the choices of supporters of third party candidates with too little support to win seats. The Green Party's 7.79% share of the national vote largely went to Labor in House races; that share earned several senate seats elected by proportional voting. Due in large part to compulsory voting, turnout was 94.77%; Australians rank near the top of national comparisons of voter satisfaction with their government.
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A Survey and Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts, 1980-2006
- Posted: July 30, 2007
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Monideepa Talukdar
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
NOTE: This report has been replaced. For updated information on recounts, see the new report: A Survey and Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts, 2000-2009
This report takes an in-depth look at election recount outcomes and practices in the United States, using data from statewide elections held between 1980 and 2006. The purpose is to quantify various aspects of the process, such as the frequency of recounts, vote differences involved, and recount outcomes, and analyze how these figures vary with the size of the electorate and recount methodology.
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International Snapshot: Scotland 2007
- Posted: July 11, 2007
- Author(s): Dan Tessler
- Categories: Europe, Research & Analysis, International Elections, FairVote, All Reports
On May 3, 2007, Scottish voters used two proportional voting systems simultaneously: for the first time ever, choice voting (or the single transferable vote) for local councils, and once again, mixed member proportional voting for the Scottish Parliament. The local council elections saw increased participation and broadly representative results. Despite the first-time use of choice voting alongside a completely different voting system, error rates were, on average, remarkably low. The MMP elections ensured proportionality in seat shares and arguably prevented a wrong-winner result. There was early controversy over error rates allegedly around 10%, but actual error rates were lower. Later research moreover confirmed that voter error was due to critical ballot design flaws.
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Assessing Instant Runoff Voting in Takoma Park (MD)
- Posted: March 29, 2007
- Author(s): Adam Bartolanzo
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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The Feasibility of Instant Runoff Voting in Vermont
- Posted: March 9, 2007
- Author(s): Caleb Kleppner
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
FairVote commissioned a complementary report by Caleb Kleppner, one of the nation's foremost experts on the use and administration of ranked choice elections. This report lays out a full range of implementation options for Vermont and includes topics such as voting equipment, counting procedures and voter education programs.
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Democracy Denied
- Posted: January 31, 2007
- Author(s): Ryan Griffin, Jack Santucci, David Moon
- Categories: D.C. Voting Rights, Research & Analysis, Events and Awards, FairVote, All Reports