Content Categorized with "Research & Analysis"
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A Solution to Louisiana's Post-Katrina Electoral Problems
- Posted: February 21, 2006
- Author(s): Jack Santucci
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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International Snapshot: Palestine 2006
- Posted: February 1, 2006
- Author(s): Ryan Griffin and Jack Santucci
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Middle East and Africa, International Elections, FairVote, Elections Worldwide, All Reports
Palestine held elections to its Legislative Council on January 25, 2006. In that vote, Change and Reform (Hamas) took power away from the governing Fatah movement, winning 75 of 132 seats. Some commentators declared this a sweeping mandate for Hamas, speculating especially on what the power shift means for Israeli-Palestinian relations, but the election results are not an accurate reflection of popular opinion. Instead, the election system itself is at least as important as popular opinion in determining the makeup of the Council.
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International Snapshot: Iraq 2005
- Posted: December 20, 2005
- Author(s): David Moon
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Middle East and Africa, International Elections, FairVote, All Reports
Iraq's December 2005 parliamentary elections were contested by 230 parties and 21 coalitions, all vying for seats in the first full-term, four-year parliament since the beginning of the 2003 war in Iraq. Authorities conducted the election using a new proportional voting system in which parties fielded candidates for parliament in each of Iraq’s 18 provinces under 18 different ballots using regional party lists. Additionally, the parliament consists of 275 seats, with 45 elected as "compensatory seats" to parties that did not win seats under the regional list elections but won enough votes nationally to cross the threshold for a seat at the national level.
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With the Failure of Redistricting Initiatives, Where Do We Go From Here?
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TIME FOR JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS REFORM IS NOW
- Posted: November 3, 2005
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote
With President George W. Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, expectations are high of a filibuster by Democratic Senators who believe Alito to be too conservative and polarizing. FairVote believes that now is the time to propose cooperative reforms to our judicial nominations processes. Its new report, Filibuster 2005: Who Represents America?, highlights the perils and pitfalls of the Senate filibuster for both Democrats and Republicans, while highlighting proposals to reduce the increasing bitterness and acrimony over Presidential nominees.
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International Snapshot: Japan 2005
- Posted: September 25, 2005
- Author(s): David Moon
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Asia and Oceania, International Elections, FairVote, Elections Worldwide, All Reports
The results of Japan’s September 2005 parliamentary elections have been held up by the Japanese media as demonstrating a stunning mandate for Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi, leader of the nation’s Liberal Democratic Party. FairVote’s analysis of the election results, however, indicates that this mandate was far from clear, with Koizumi’s party in fact winning just 38% of the popular vote. As our International Spotlight research series demonstrates, time and again, a nation’s choice of electoral system often has just as much impact on the election results, as candidate or party popularity and other factors.
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IRV in San Francisco Provides Lessons for New York City, Other Major Cities
- Posted: September 15, 2005
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
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Ranked Voting and Questions About Election Integrity
- Posted: May 25, 2013
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, All Reports
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Premier AccuVote Machines Missed 0.4% of Ballots in Aspen Elections
- Posted: May 25, 2013
- Author(s): Terry Bouricius
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks, Missouri Edition