FairVote Blog
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Philippines Holds Elections Using Degree of Proportional Representation
by Jonathan Gerstell // May 17, 2013 //The Philippines, a former U.S. colony, held elections on Monday using a small degree of proportional representation that was recently expanded to include national parties by the Supreme Court.
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Help FairVote MN's Ranked Choice Voting Video Win Thousands of Dollars For Fairer Elections!
by Drew Spencer // May 15, 2013 //Today is the last day to show your support for ranked choice voting and FairVote Minnesota in the Looking@Democracy contest. Vote now!
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Election Administration Under National Popular Vote: Simpler Than You Might Think
by Andrea Levien // May 15, 2013 //Not only will the National Popular Vote plan make presidential elections fairer, but it will also maintain each state's autonomy in controling its own elections.
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The Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Guide to Running in the Other Party’s Safe Districts
by Devin McCarthy // May 8, 2013 //A guide for anyone foolhardy enough to run for congress in a district that strongly favors the other party.
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How Districts Plus Has Worked for German Elections
by Devin McCarthy, Rebecca Franklin // May 3, 2013 //Despite a recent constitutional controversy, Germany's mixed member proportional representation system of elections remains one of the most effective in the world.
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Winner-Take-All Elections Exacerbate Kenya's Ethnic Tensions
by Sara Helmi, Andrew Douglas // May 2, 2013 //Kenya's use of winner-take-all elections provides few incentives for inter-ethnic cooperation. Proportional representation could help bridge the country's ethnic divides.
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FairVote Maps the 2012 Presidential Campaign
by Andrea Levien // April 30, 2013 //Check 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.
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FairVote’s Top Ten List: The Breakdown of Winner-Take-All Elections
These are the top ten indicators that winner-take-all has led to the breakdown of the American electoral system in both presidential and legislative elections.
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Remembering Bob Edgar
by Cynthia Terrell // April 23, 2013 //FairVote is saddened by the death of Common Cause president Bob Edgar, a tireless advocate for peace, justice, and democracy.
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Taking on American Political Dysfunction without Changing the Constitution
by Rob Richie, Devin McCarthy // April 23, 2013 //In his draft paper on Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change, University of California-Irvine professor Rick Hasen makes a powerful case for the need for out-of-the-box thinking on American political reform. But he also makes a curious omission: fair voting.