Entries Categorized with "Instant Runoff Voting"
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Primary Runoffs Show Need for Reform
- Posted: June 23, 2010
- Author(s): Alec Slatky
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting
Everyone can agree that the higher the turnout, the better. But then why do we accept runoff elections where the winners often receive fewer votes than they did in the initial primary? There must be a better way...
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Drawn Into the Fray: Thinking Outside the Single Member District Box
- Posted: June 23, 2010
- Author(s): Patrick Withers
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting
Since the foundation of our democracy, gerrymandering, or the strategic drawing of districts to somehow bias the electoral result, has been an important, albeit nefarious, component of American politics. It is common, especially in census years, for voters to rail against politicians on both sides of the aisle for using gerrymandering to secure their own party's power. While there is plenty of blame to go around, perhaps there is a larger problem lying underneath the surface. Perhaps the problem lies in the creation of single-member districts itself.
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Low Turnout, Voter Fatigue, and Patchwork Primaries
- Posted: June 10, 2010
- Author(s): Patrick Withers
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting
Do marathon election seasons make for the best democracy possible? Voter turnout statistics seem to suggest no.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 4
- Posted: May 6, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Europe, Elections Worldwide
"...And the Results Are In!"
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 3
- Posted: May 6, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Elections Worldwide
"How Does an "Election" within an Unrecognized State SIgnificantly Affect the International Community?"
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.
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French Regional elections: With "proportional" system, the devil is in the details...
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Elections Worldwide
On March 14th and 21st, French voters elected their 26 regional councils. A main point of interest, beyond the results, is how the semi-proportional system used for the regional elections distorts the electoral dynamics, and how well represented women are.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 2
- Posted: April 17, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Elections Worldwide
"And the Candidates are… :: drum roll ::"
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus (Series)
- Posted: April 17, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Europe, Elections Worldwide
"Wait! Cyprus has a President!"
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Why FairVote Opposes California's Prop 14 - But Seeks Reform
- Posted: April 16, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting
FairVote opposes California Prop. 14, but believes in reforming the system.