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RI lawmakers give early approval to bill allowing voters to elect US Senate replacements
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Ray Henry
- Publication: The Associated Press
- Categories: FairVote
Rhode Islanders would elect their U.S. senators when an incumbent dies or leaves office unexpectedly under proposals that have gained new life since the controversy over President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. -
Still Broken
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The New York Times
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The New York Times Editorial Board endorses a range of election reforms, including universal voter registration and national standards for election administration. -
State's high court to expedite appeal on instant-runoff voting
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Steve Brandt
- Publication: Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear an appeal on a case about the constitutionality of instant runoff voting for Minneapolis elections. It has already been ruled constitutional by a Hennepin County District judge. -
In Defense of IRV
- Posted: March 18, 2009
- Author(s): Terry Bouricius
- Publication: Seven Days
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
FairVote's Terry Bouricius explains why Burlington's elections are much better under instant runoff voting than they were when the city used runoff elections. -
Shut Out at the Polls
- Posted: March 16, 2009
- Author(s): Editorial
- Publication: The Washington Post
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The Washington Post Editorial Board advocates for modernizing the outdated voter registration system in the U.S. -
An electoral reform worth considering
- Posted: March 16, 2009
- Author(s): Frank Askin
- Publication: New Jersey Law Journal
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Advocates for the adoption of instant runoff voting in New Jersey, and for the New Jersey Senate to adopt Senate Joint Resolution 43, which would create a commission to study the issue. -
Local Briefs
- Posted: March 16, 2009
- Publication: Aspen Times
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Aspen will use instant runoff voting for the first time in May. -
Council Looks At Changing Election Method
- Posted: March 13, 2009
- Author(s): Kendall Jones
- Publication: MyNC
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The Cary Town Council held a hearing to decide whether or not to keep its instant runoff voting election method. -
Instant runoff elections
- Posted: March 13, 2009
- Author(s): Adam Kleppner
- Publication: The Caledonian Record
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Letter to the editor urging the expansion of instant runoff voting beyond Burlington to statewide elections in Vermont. -
Notwithstanding budget crisis, R.I. mustn't cut civics position
- Posted: March 12, 2009
- Author(s): Matt Sledge
- Publication: Providence Journal
- Categories: Learning Democracy, FairVote
FairVote's Matt Sledge explains why Rhode Island should not cut funding for civics education.