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Krist Novoselic

Krist Novoselic was a member of the groundbreaking rock band Nirvana. After Nirvana, Novoselic went on to become one of rock's most politically-minded musicians. He has also committed himself to numerous community projects and has become an influential part of the Northwest political scene.

In 2004, Krist did a national book tour with FairVote, promoting his book "Of Grunge & Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!" In the book, Novoselic discusses how Nirvana emerged as the world's biggest band of the early 1990s, how he got involved in politics and why we need electoral reform -- in particular full representation and instant runoff voting. The tour was well-covered in the media, including taping by C-SPAN and an interview in the New Yorker. Krist joined FairVote's Board in 2005 and was elected chair in 2008.

Content Authored by Krist Novoselic

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The Chairman's Corner: FairVote reforms featured in Mann-Ornstein book
- Posted: May 31, 2012
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Home
Krist Novoselic has been chairman of the board at FairVote since 2008. He first became politically active while playing bass for the band Nirvana in the early 1990s. Novoselic published his book "Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy" in 2004 and joined the FairVote board in 2005. This is the first of The Chairman's Corner series.

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PR Proposal For California: Interview with Michael Latner
- Posted: October 26, 2011
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Prof. Michael S. Latner recently published a paper this year on proportional representation in California. He summarized the importance of replacing winner-take-all with a fair voting system: "This speaks to the question of genuine reform versus sort of superficial reform. If we had moderate Republicans elected from the most populous areas of the state and more moderate Democrats coming from central valley and the mountain regions, then you would see a genuine change in the partisan composition of the legislature; because they would be representing people who right now aren’t being represented in the legislature. It would be more genuine reform."

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Dawning Digital Democracy
- Posted: August 12, 2011
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation
If we see the new forms of association as a movement itself, then we are at the beginning of that rare moment of change.

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By Any Other Name - It's A Party
- Posted: June 29, 2011
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
It’s only a matter of time when the right combination of political message and social networking will capture the imagination of enough people to bring in a successful new party to American politics. And it will happen, in part, when this group admits that they are actually a political party!

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Who Will Own the Millennial Vote?
- Posted: November 24, 2010
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: Home, FairVote
1992 was a big year for me. My band Nirvana not only had a number one record, we were credited for transforming rock music itself. There was not only a musical realignment that year; young people, a coveted demographic, were also paying attention to the presidential election...

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The Next Step Beyond Honor and Sanity?
- Posted: November 1, 2010
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Categories: Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Moving beyond rhetoric and labels, Krist Novoselic, FairVote's Board Chair, discusses ways to reinvigorate the political system.

Krist writes: "We’ve seen voters coalesce around a celebrity candidate, but we could very well soon see a celebrity-initiated new party."

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Burlington's Has Second Highly Successful Ranked Choice Voting Election
- Posted: March 3, 2009
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
- Tags: Vermont, Burlington
FairVote Board Chair Krist Novoselic on Bulington's instant runoff voting election for mayor.

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Ranked Choice Voting on Ballot Again in Pierce County
- Posted: February 13, 2009
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Krist Novoselic talks about the upcoming IRV ballot measure in Pierce County.

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A Free and Fair Vote Gives Power to the People
- Posted: August 18, 2008
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: The Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Blogpost from FairVote Chair Krist Novoselic advocates cumulative voting for Washington State.

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Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard
- Posted: June 13, 2008
- Author(s): Krist Novoselic
- Publication: Seattle Weekly
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Cumulative Voting, FairVote
- Tags: Multi-Member Districts, Minorities
Krist Novoselic explains his support for instant runoff voting.

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