Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Richie's May 5th Democracy Minute: Pluralities, Majorities and Fair Representation
- Posted: May 5, 2011
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Categories: FairVote, Richie's Democracy Minute
Fair voting according to cats (video) .... The impact of plurality rules versus majority rules ....California Top Two race on Tuesday reverses first-round outcome – a more democratic result that won’t be possible in Sept. 13th special election for U.S. House in Nevada. ..UK to vote for regional and local government with non winner-take-all voting methods, and could change method of election for House of Commons. ..Canadian elections remain under microscope. .. Redistricting and recount wars continue.
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Indiana: A Better Redistricting Plan with Super Districts
- Posted: May 5, 2011
- Author(s): Dean Searcy
- Categories: Home, FairVote
After much debate, a GOP Congressional redistricting plan was approved this past week by both the Indiana House and Senate. Despite the Republican Party's efforts to quell allegations of partisan gerrymandering, it is quite clear that partisanship has been a factor.
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Richie's May 3rd Democracy Minute
- Posted: May 3, 2011
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Tom Sanchez, Rob Richie
- Categories: FairVote, Richie's Democracy Minute
Richie's Democracy Minute for May 3rd looks at news from Canada's federal election, the upcoming alternative vote referendum in the United Kingdom, recounts and redistricting.
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Florida: Flashpoint in the Debate about Voter Fraud
- Posted: May 3, 2011
- Author(s): Dean Searcy
- Categories: Home, FairVote
Florida has joined Texas, Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Indiana among states either passing or seriously considering requiring a government-issued photo ID to be presented whenever any individual votes. Florida's House Bill 1355 and Senate Bill 2086 would: require all voters to present a government issued ID at the polls, mandate the use of provisional ballots if an eligible voter moves to another county, tighten rules on voter registration groups, and shortening the validity of voter signatures on citizen initiatives.
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Parity law adopted in Tunisia
- Posted: April 21, 2011
- Author(s): Arab Spring Series, Wael Abdel Hamid
- Categories: Home, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
After the political revolution that struck their country earlier this year, Tunisians are now experiencing a genuine revolution of the mind. In an earlier blog post, I worried about the length of time the Tunisian interim government was taking to implement key measures .However, recent developments have eased my fears considerably.
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Vermont to Enter National Popular Vote Agreement
- Posted: April 21, 2011
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote, FairVote
Vermont's governor Peter Shumlin on April 22 will sign the National Popular Vote plan (NPV) for president, making his state the 8th state (counting Washington, D.C.) to enter this interstate agreement designed to guarantee that the candidate who wins the most votes in all 50 states and DC will become president.
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Voting: A Right, A Privilege, or A Responsibility?
- Posted: April 20, 2011
- Author(s): Right to Vote Blog, Dean Searcy
- Categories: Home, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
When Americans talk about their democracy, they typically emphasize the importance of the right to vote. But the fact is that, unlike other democratic rights protected in the First Amendment, voting rights do not have clear constitutional protections. State legislatures have the right to appoint electors in presidential races without holding elections, for example, and states can enact a variety of policies that directly or indirectly infringe on suffrage rights. While strengthening voting rights in the Constitution would seem like a logical step, there's a potential political barrier: confusion about the meaning of "right."
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Internet voting: If ever made secure, would it improve election turnout?
- Posted: April 19, 2011
- Author(s): Loqmane Jamil
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, FairVote, Election Services Group
The phenomenon of low voter turnout is not new but has become worrisome by its recurrence. In the United States voters are turning out in smaller numbers each year in certain elections like primaries and choosing city leaders. With the advent of new technological means of communication be a means to fight against the disaffection toward politics so many Americans seem to feel? Some like internet voting, but it's not ready for governmental elections.
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Louisiana Redistricting: A Better Method
- Posted: April 18, 2011
- Author(s): Dean Searcy, Rob Richie, Super Districts
- Categories: Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal is about to sign legislation establishing a redistricting plan that distorts partisan representation, breaks up natural communities, underrepresents racial minorities and creates largely noncompetitive races. Super districts with two three-member districts and a non-winner-take-all voting systemn would dramatically boost fair representation and give all voters competitive choice.
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Redistricting heats up - and FairVote shows better way
- Posted: April 14, 2011
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, FairVote
In all 50 states, elected officials at some level of government are feverishly engaged in the remarkable exercise of choosing their voters before their voters choose them. Nearly every U.S. House map and the great majority of state legislative maps will be redrawn by partisans, usually with the goal of protecting incumbents, helping friends and hurting political enemies.