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• Delegating Democracy

  • Posted: April 3, 2008
  • Author(s): Rob Richie and Adam Fogel
  • Categories: Fair Elections, Reports, Research & Analysis, Fair Access to Participation, Proportional Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Policy Perspectives, Presidential Nominations Reform, FairVote

  Parties have great opportunities to review and improve their election systems by incorporating reforms that give more voters an equal voice and an equal vote. From representative delegate allocation regimes to ranked choice voting and expanded suffrage rights, a political party's nomination process can be a true laboratory of democracy.

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• International Snapshot: Australia 2007

  • Posted: January 1, 2008
  • Author(s): Aurelie Marfort
  • Categories: Fair Elections, Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, International Snapshot, FairVote

  On November 24^th 2007, Australia elected its House of Representatives with instant runoff voting (IRV), as it has for more than eight decades. After four straight election defeats, the Labor Party won a landslide majority of seats. Under IRV, Labor's initial 44% of first choices turned into a clear majority after considering the choices of supporters of third party candidates with too little support to win seats. The Green Party's 7.79% share of the national vote largely went to Labor in House races; that share earned several senate seats elected by proportional voting. Due in large part to compulsory voting, turnout was 94.77%; Australians rank near the top of national comparisons of voter satisfaction with their government.

   

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• Assessing Instant Runoff Voting in Takoma Park (MD)

  • Posted: March 29, 2007
  • Author(s): Adam Bartolanzo
  • Categories: Fair Elections, Reports, Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote

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• The Feasibility of Instant Runoff Voting in Vermont

  • Posted: March 9, 2007
  • Author(s): Caleb Kleppner
  • Categories: Reports, Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Policy Perspectives, FairVote

  FairVote commissioned a complementary report by Caleb Kleppner, one of the nation's foremost experts on the use and administration of ranked choice elections. This report lays out a full range of implementation options for Vermont and includes topics such as voting equipment, counting procedures and voter education programs.

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• Federal Primary Election Runoffs and Voter Turnout Decline

  • Posted: October 2, 2006
  • Categories: Fair Elections, Reports, Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote

  This study looks at the decline in voter turnout between primary and primary runoff elections for federal races from 1994-2006. It is based on the two-party results of those elections. In the vast majority of cases, it is possible to look for trends in the relationship between turnout and a candidate's race, gender, affiliation and/or office sought (House or Senate). The study also looks at comebacks, or elections in which the runoff winner had trailed in the first round primary, and incumbency.

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• Premier AccuVote Machines Missed 0.4% of Ballots in Aspen Elections

  • Posted: March 19, 2010
  • Author(s): Terry Bouricius
  • Categories: Research & Analysis, Reports, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote

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• Ranked Voting and Questions About Election Integrity

  • Posted: March 19, 2010
  • Categories: Research & Analysis, Reports, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote

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