Content Categorized with "FairVote"
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Getting "Sick" of Swing States?
- Posted: March 18, 2010
- Author(s): Adam Fogel
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, National Popular Vote, FairVote
Is President Obama ignoring "spectator states" in his campaign-style push for health care reform?
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Term Limits Strengthen Colombia's Democracy
- Posted: March 10, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, 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. -
Pennsylvania Committee Backs FairVote Reform
- Posted: March 9, 2010
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
A Pennsylvania legislative committee backed a bill that would allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they will be eligible to vote in the general election.
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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, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, 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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Oscar Night Special: Be an Oscar Voter with IRV
- Posted: March 5, 2010
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Vote like you're in the Academy: FairVote's Oscar Special Newsletter
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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, Democracy SOS Project, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, 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, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
FairVote executive director Rob Richie reviews the recent IRV repeal referendum in Burlington, VT.
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FairVote testifies to Maryland Senate Committee
- Posted: February 26, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Learning Democracy, Reforms, Universal Voter Registration, 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, Research & Analysis, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting, 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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E-Newsletter February 24, 2010
- Posted: February 24, 2010
- Categories: FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, FairVote
Features:
- Spotlight: Instant Runoff Voting
* A national referendum in the UK, the Oscar for Best Picture, three American cities enact it for November 2010 and more - Electoral Reform Highlights
* Stopping the ES&S monopoly, Richie in the Washington Post, Port Chester votes - From the FairVote Blog