November 6th, 2008
Rob Richie
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, [...]
Posted in Congressional Elections, Democracy SoS, IRV, Presidential Elections, Proportional Voting, Rob Richie, Staff | | 2 Comments »
November 4th, 2008
Adam
Students have traditionally had a tough time getting to the polls on Election Day, but this year could be different. With record rates of voter registration and high anticipated turnout, the 18-24 year old demographic could swing the election. But the Washington Post reports students at George Mason University in northern Virginia woke up to [...]
Posted in Adam Fogel, Democracy SoS, Right to Vote, Staff | Tags: Election Day, election preparedness | 1 Comment »
October 6th, 2008
Adam
Today, FairVote released its third in a series of reports highlighting potential problems in swing states on Election Day. The newest report focuses on Colorado, a state that has been safely “red” in recent years and has only gone Democratic once since 1964 (Clinton won in 1992). Western states like Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada [...]
Posted in Adam Fogel, Democracy SoS, Presidential Elections, Right to Vote, Staff | Tags: Democracy SoS Reports | No Comments »
September 8th, 2008
Adam
Today, FairVote released its second in a series of reports surveying county election officials. This time we take a look at New Mexico, which is sure to be a key swing state this November. We found that the state does a good job of providing access for students, with polling places at all of their [...]
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