Paul Fidalgo was Communications Director at FairVote.

Susan Sarandon joins contest judges panel as deadline for submissions looms

We have an exciting new development for FairVote’s Upgrade Democracy Video Contest: superstar Susan Sarandon has been added to the list of celebrity judges! Ms. Sarandon joins a slate of top-notch judges like filmmaker Richard Linklater, political guru Donna Brazile, The Daily Show’s Dan Bakkedahl, Nirvana’s Krist Noveselic, and more.

We also wanted to remind you to redouble your creative efforts, because the deadline for submissions is approaching quickly! You only have a couple of weeks to make your video telling us how you would give democracy an upgrade, and have a shot at the $2000 grand prize. September 28, 2007 is the last day for submissions.

Go to www.UpgradeDemocracy.com for all the details so you can make a video, win cash, and save democracy!

Other posts by Paul

• Nomination by Attrition - October 25th, 2007
• Cary Voters Sing the Praises of IRV - October 25th, 2007
• FairVote Announces Upgrade Democracy Video Contest Finalists! - October 23rd, 2007
• The Senate Loses its Cool: The Undemocratic Ways States Fill Senate Vacancies - October 12th, 2007
• Of Campaigns and Crosswords: Pluralities as Poor Political Reflections - October 4th, 2007
• The Primaries' Premature Nomination Problem - September 28th, 2007
• Barry Bonds, Blast-offs and Ballots: What the Fate of a Baseball Teaches Us about Voting - September 20th, 2007
• The President of Everyone? Crucial Issues Suffer when Most Voters Don't Matter - September 13th, 2007
• Upgrade Democracy Video Contest News Update - September 11th, 2007
• The First Shall Be Last: The Dangerous Decline in Primary Turnout - September 7th, 2007