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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]