Content Categorized with "Fair Elections"
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Getting "Sick" of Swing States?
- Posted: March 18, 2010
- Author(s): Adam Fogel
- Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Research & Analysis, National Popular Vote, FairVote
Is President Obama ignoring "spectator states" in his campaign-style push for healthcare reform?
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DOJ challenges merger between two largest voting equipment suppliers
- Posted: March 15, 2010
- Author(s): Geoffrey Porter
- Categories: Fair Elections, Home, Research & Analysis, Reports, Fair Access to Participation, Reforms
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and nine states filed a Lawsuit against Election Systems and Software (ES&S), the largest supplier of voting machines in the U.S., in response to the purchase, last year, of its biggest competitor, Premier Election Solutions.
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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. -
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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Lessons from Burlington
- Posted: March 4, 2010
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
FairVote executive director Rob Richie reviews the recent IRV repeal referendum in Burlington, VT.
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FairVote Signs onto HAVA Funding Letter
- Posted: March 3, 2010
- Author(s): Adam Fogel
- Categories: Fair Elections, Home
FairVote signs onto a coalition letter asking Congress to fully fund the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
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FairVote testifies to Maryland Senate Committee
- Posted: February 26, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Fair Elections, Home, Universal Voter Registration, Fair Access to Participation, Learning Democracy, Policy Perspectives, Reforms, Limited Voting, FairVote
Yesterday, the Maryland Senate Education, Health & Environmental Committee held a public hearing on several election bills. FairVote’s Right to Vote Director Adam Fogel testified in favor of two of the bills that are sponsored by Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-20):
- SB 292, which will set a uniform voter registration age of 16
- SB 293, which will establish a permanent absentee ballot list. -
Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 1: Chronicles of a Struggle for Democracy
- Posted: February 24, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, Fair Representation, Proportional Voting, International Snapshot, FairVote
FairVote starts a series of comprehensive blog posts about the Iraqi 2010 parliamentary elections, focusing on how Iraq has been working on building an inclusive fair voting system by relying on proportional representation (PR) instead of winner-take-all.
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FairVote Signs Voting Equipment Letter
- Posted: February 18, 2010
- Categories: Home, Fair Elections, Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
Last week, FairVote signed onto a letter to the Department of Justice advising against allowing the largest voting equipment vendor, ES&S, from buying its next largest competitor, Diebold's Premier Elections Solutions, Inc. FairVote has been a long-time supporter of transparency and accountability in the voting equipment industry and believes that states and municipalities should have a "public option" for purchasing equipment. FairVote allies Common Cause and the Advancement Project were among the signatories to the letter.