The New York Times recently published an editorial called “How to Trust Electronic Voting,” which argued that Congress should ban paperless electronic voting in all federal elections.
Although the editorials in the New York Times are not always aligned with my personal views, this particular one is welcome. The editorial centers on Representative Holt’s proposed bill, [...]

Sen. Arlen Specter’s decision to switch parties in this 2010 bid for re-election will draw most attention for its immediate impact on President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda in Congress. Once Al Franken takes his Senate seat from Minnesota, as seems increasingly likely, Republicans no longer have enough votes on their own to mount a Senate [...]

“Now is not a time for partisanship.” This is a line we’ve all heard frequently come from inside the beltway, often with questionable sincerity.
But when Judd Gregg, newly nominated Commerce Secretary, said this at a press conference today it was especially ironic. And it’s not because Gregg is a partisan hack or was trying [...]

FairVote’s analysis team has come up with ten surprising stories about Election ’08. Enjoy!
1.    Electoral Reform on the Ballot – New Victories and Implementations for Instant Runoff Voting:  This November’s ballot measures showed that Americans are ready to transform our politics. Landslide majorities voted for spoiler-free, majority elections through instant runoff voting (IRV) in Memphis, [...]