FairVote acts to transform our elections to achieve secure access to participation for all, a full spectrum of meaningful ballot choices and majority rule with fair representation. As a catalyst for change, we build support for innovative strategies to win a constitutionally protected right to vote, universal voter registration, a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting and proportional voting.
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Reform News
New from the Blog
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FairVote's Fix for Top Two in California
June 18, 2013FairVote has consistently been at the forefront of critical analysis of Top Two. Now, we are proud to announce a new Policy Perspective detailing a simple reform that could help to resolve nearly all of Top Two's maladies in a way that both accommodates the goals of Top Two supporters and the criticisms of its opponents.
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National Popular Vote Plan Poised to Pass Halfway Mark with New Win
June 14, 2013The National Popular Vote plan is poised to pass its halfway mark to implementation after both houses of the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the bill on June 13th with votes of 30-4 in the Senate and 41-31 in the House. The bill earned real bipartisan support, including more than 75% of members of each major party in the state senate.
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Bachmann Retirement Creates One More Uncompetitive District
May 29, 2013Michelle Bachmann's retirement from Congress ensures that her district joins the vast majority of Congressional districts that will be uncompetitive in the 2014 election.
For more FairVote reports, visit the Research & Analysis section.
FairVote's Leadership on Right to Vote
// May 20, 2013
May has been a big month for FairVote's work advancing a right to vote in the Constitution. In Congress, representatives Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison introduced bill for a right to vote amendment along lines that we have recommended, featuring quotes from FairVote in their news release.
Locally, our hometown of Takoma Park (MD) became the first to pass a resolution in support of a constitutional right to vote and is making concrete commitments to expand suffrage and boost turnout. One significant change: Takoma Park will become the first city in the United States to extend voting rights to residents after they turn 16.
- FairVote news release and Rep. Pocan press release on right to vote amendment
- The Nation's John Nichols on amendment, with Rob Richie quote
- Takoma Park's right to vote resolution and FairVote's Promote Our Vote project
- Rob Richie's Huffington Post article on Takoma Park's voting rights advancements
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Research Highlights
FairVote Maps the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Andrea Levien // April 30, 2013Check out FairVote's new Google Map, which shows in detail when and where the presidential and vice presidential candidates held events during the fall campain. The distribution may surprise you.
For more FairVote reports, visit the Research & Analysis section.
FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections
// April 26, 2013As part of its biennial Monopoly Politics series on the overriding dominance of partisanship in controlling the outcomes of American congressional elections, FairVote today released its initial projections for its Monopoly Politics 2014 report. The report projects outcomes in 374 of 435 U.S. House elections in 2014 based on current incumbents seeking re-election. Of those 374 races, FairVote projects 211 to be won by Republicans and 163 to be won by Democrats.
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Our Media
FairVote Voices
On the latest episode of FairVote Voices:
A history of FairVote and what it does: In this special two-part episode, Drew Spencer interviews FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie about FairVote's history, reforms, and projects.
Promoting voting rights and fair voting in Alabama: Legal fellow Drew Spencer interviews Jerome Gray about his career fighting for voting rights in Alabama.
Click here for archives of prior episodes, or click here to access our page on the iTunes store.
