Entries Categorized with "Innovative Analysis"

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• Term Limits Strengthen Colombia's Democracy

  • Posted: March 10, 2010
  • Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
  • Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Research & Analysis, Innovative Analysis, International Snapshot, FairVote

  A couple of weeks ago, the Colombian Constitutional Court rejected legislation calling for a referendum that would have increased presidential term limits from two to three terms.
  This decision prevents President Alvaro Uribe from running for a third straight term in office and sends a strong signal to the international community: the burgeoning Colombian democracy won’t be part of the autocratic wave in South America.

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• Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 3: The Electoral Process as a Stabilizer for the Country

  • Posted: March 8, 2010
  • Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
  • Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Fair Representation, Research & Analysis, Fair Access to Participation, Proportional Voting, Innovative Analysis, International Snapshot, FairVote

  Yesterday, about 18.9 million eligible Iraqis had the opportunity to elect their 325-member Council of Representatives through an open-list proportional system. Counting is now underway and the first partial results could be released later this week. In the meantime, there is a lot to be said about how this Iraqi election is impacting the country’s political future.

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• Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 2: A Refined PR System to Improve Representation

  • Posted: March 5, 2010
  • Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
  • Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Democracy SOS Project, Research & Analysis, Fair Representation, Proportional Voting, Fair Access to Participation, Innovative Analysis, International Snapshot, FairVote

  This Sunday, Iraq will elect its parliament for the third time in five years. For the first time, they will use an “open” list proportional system, which is seen as a major step to cement Iraqi democracy.

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• Oakland OKs IRV

  • Posted: January 6, 2010
  • Author(s): Paul Fidalgo
  • Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Innovative Analysis, FairVote

  The city council of Oakland, California overwhelmingly voted on January 5 to adopt instant runoff voting for its mayoral and council elections next year. Voting 6-2, the council is enacting a 2006 voter-approved mandate to implement the reform, a measure that won 69% support.

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