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Winner-Take-All. We Can Do Better.
- Posted: April 13, 2012
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
Winner-take-all elections box voters into simplistic red and blue divisions that poorly reflect our diversity of views. They turn most state legislative and congressional elections into "no-choice" contests. Only a handful of swing states will get attention from presidential candidate.
To take on winner-take-all, FairVote backs forms of proportional representation for electing legislatures and a national popular vote for president instead of state-based winner-take-all rules.
* Most robust democracies use proportional representation, NOT winner-take-all. See more here.* FairVote Chair Emeritus John Anderson's new op-ed in Chicago Tribune on cumulative voting* FairVote's resources on a national popular vote for president -
Maryland Gerrymander Triggers Support for Fair Voting
- Posted: October 18, 2011
- Categories: Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Redistricting
The Maryland state senate today passed a proposed map for congressional redistricting that has been highly controversial for its gerrymandered district lines and disputes involving partisanship and race. State Senator Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor and former FairVote board member, made a well-received floor speech arguing that the best way to address the problem in the future was to put voters in charge over their representation. Raskin shared FairVote's plan for fair voting in super-districts with three and five members that would lead to nearly every voter being able to elect a favorite candidate.
FairVote is drawing such plans for all states in the nation. They could be established for congressional elections by repealing a 1967 law requiring winner-take-all districts.* Baltimore Sun on Sen. Raskin's speech* The congressional map as passed state senate* Example of Fair Voting plans for Ohio and North Carolina* Commentary from FairVote's Rob Richie and Krist Novoselic -
California Win for National Popular Vote: FairVote Reforms on the Move
- Posted: August 8, 2011
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
California Governor Jerry Brown today signed the National Popular Vote plan for president. Five years after FairVote joined with other reformers to launch the effort, it is halfway to enactment. It is law in states representing 49% of the electoral votes necessary to govern the next presidential election.
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“Arab Spring": Adoption of proportional representation key goal for reformers
- Posted: April 4, 2011
- Categories: Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
The first months of 2011 will go down in history for the remarkable "Arab Spring" movement for democracy. Nonviolent protests by young men and women have led to a string of dictatorial regimes falling or are tottering, including Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. Protests have been grounded in a basic drive for democracy and freedom, but as nations turn toward having their first truly democratic elections, the details of how to run fair elections are of immense importance.
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Port Chester's Historic Election Begins
- Posted: June 9, 2010
- Categories: Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
On June 8th, the Village of Port Chester (NY) started early voting in New York's first-ever election with cumulative voting and first with in-person early voting. All six trustees on Port Chester's governing body will be elected, with Election Day on June 15. FairVote has supervised the Village's ambitious bi-lingual voter education campaign.
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Voter Choice Reform Soars in UK, US
- Posted: May 5, 2010
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
Close three-party election in the United Kingdom makes Instant Runoff Voting reform a much-discussed issue.
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Port Chester Will Use New Voting System
- Posted: March 9, 2010
- Categories: Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
On June 15th, 2010 the Village of Port Chester, New York will become the first community in the state to elect its’ representative body through a semi-proportional system of elections known as “cumulative voting”. The village’s six seat Board of Trustees, as in the past, will be elected through an at-large election. Through cumulative voting, voters continue to have the same number of votes as seats, but will now have the freedom to distribute their votes as they please, including casting more than one vote for a favorite candidate.
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Lowell (MA) to Bring Choice Voting to the Ballot
- Posted: August 28, 2009
- Categories: Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
This November, voters in Lowell (MA) will have the opportunity to improve the city’s voting system with proportional voting. The city Election Office announced yesterday that a question regarding choice voting, a form of proportional representation, will be on the Lowell city ballot in the upcoming elections.
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Cincinnati to vote on proportional representation:
- Posted: September 20, 2008
- Categories: Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Cincinnati, Ohio will vote in November on bringing back the ranked choice voting form of proportional representation for city council elections.
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Advances for Ranked Choice Voting Coast to Coast
- Posted: July 22, 2008
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote