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US Senate Vacancy Bill Passed
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Rhode Island House Judiciary Approves Pre-Registration, US Senate Vacancy Bills
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Time to elect all our representatives
- Posted: March 10, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 10, the Rhode Island House of Representatives handily approved two FairVote-backed proposals: a uniform advance voter registration age of 16 (voting 54-10) and a requirement that any vacancy to the U.S. Senate be elected rather than appointed (voting 64-6).
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Burlington's Second IRV Election a Success
- Posted: March 3, 2009
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Citizens of Burlington, Vermont went to the polls on Tuesday, March 3rd to vote for the second time in an election using instant runoff voting.
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U.S. Senate Approves D.C. Vote
- Posted: February 26, 2009
- Categories: D.C. Voting Rights, FairVote
On Thursday, February 26, the U.S. Senate voted 61 to 37 in favor of the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 160), but added a controversial amendment eliminating most of the District's strict gun control laws.
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National Popular Vote for President Re-introduced
- Posted: February 25, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
House Judiciary Chairman Donald Lally has re-introduced the House version of the national popular vote bill in the General Assembly, joining the identical Senate version introduced by Majority Leader Daniel Connors.
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Advances Mark National Popular Vote Anniversary
- Posted: February 23, 2009
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
On February 20, the New Mexico house passed National Popular Vote (NPV) legislation, making it the 23rd state legislative chamber to pass the bill in its short three-year history.
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States Take on Voter Registration Reform
- Posted: February 13, 2009
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
From Maryland to Hawaii, legislatures across the country are taking up legislation to improve our patchwork system of voter registration. Six states (AZ, CA, MI, RI, WA, MD) have introduced legislation that would set a uniform advance voter registration age of 16-years-old.
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Senate Vacancies Bill Picks up Steam
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FairVote on TV to Discuss National Popular Vote
- Posted: February 1, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
In January, FairVote RI Director Matt Sledge appeared on Operation Clean Government's "State of the State" program to discuss the National Popular Vote proposal to directly elect the president and vice-president.