Content Categorized with "Proportional Voting"
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For Oscar Nominations, 'Choice' is Clear
- Posted: January 29, 2010
- Author(s): Paul Fidalgo
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting, FairVote
We here at FairVote are probably a little more interested in the Oscars than most think tanks in DC. Sure, we like movies as much as anyone else, but there's one aspect of the awards that particularly sparks our interest: the Academy's voting system!
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International Snapshot: Japan 2009
- Posted: November 24, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie, Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, FairVote, All Reports
The Japanese parliamentary elections in August 30, 2009 marked a turning point in Japan’s political history. Since 1955, Japan has been dominated by one party, with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as the governing party for all but 11 months. But in these elections the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeated the LDP, winning 308 seats to 109 for the LDP in the 480-seat House of Representatives.
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Germany’s federal parliament: fair and accurate representation
- Posted: September 30, 2009
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting
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Hugo Chavez's Electoral Reforms
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Moldova's Democratic Pangs
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Hyperpartisanship as a Product of a Zero-Sum System
- Posted: July 28, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Fidalgo
- Categories: Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting
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2009 Japanese Election
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Reforming Albany
- Posted: July 2, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: New York Times
- Categories: Proportional Voting, FairVote
FairVote's Rob Richie responds in a letter to the editor making the case for proportional voting systems to bring substantive reform to New York's legislature. -
A Hacienda of Cards? The Mexican Congressional Election and the 'Voto Nulo' Movement
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Return of Cumulative Voting in Illinois?