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Instant runoff voting on a remarkable roll of new support and attention
- Posted: December 11, 2008
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The 2008 election included a remarkable feature: all the candidates for president backed instant runoff voting. In its wake, support for "IRV" (also called "ranked choice voting") keeps growing.
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FairVote's new report: 98% of attention to 15 states
- Posted: December 7, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
As the Electoral College prepares to convene on December 15, FairVote has released a powerful new report on where the major party presidential campaigns devoted time and resources.
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FairVote RI Internships
- Posted: December 3, 2008
- Categories: FairVote
Want to intern for FairVote Rhode Island in Providence? Want to get a stipend for doing it? Click here for details.
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FairVote's Ballot Bash
- Posted: November 20, 2008
- Categories: FairVote
Here's your first look at a big event FairVote Rhode Island has planned.
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Momentum Builds for Universal Registration
- Posted: November 17, 2008
- Categories: FairVote
Since the historic election on November 4, momentum has been steadily building for universal voter registration. Key allies, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Election Assistance Commission Chair Rosemary Rodriguez, have advocated for establishing a voter registration system where the government, not each individual citizen, is responsible for ensuring full and accurate voter rolls.
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New Victories for Spoiler-Free Elections with IRV
- Posted: November 17, 2008
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
In all three races, independent and third-party candidates earned enough support to deny the final winners a majority of the vote. But this November, Memphis (TN) addressed this problem by overwhelmingly passing instant runoff voting (IRV) by 70% for city races. Telluride also approved IRV handily and will be heading towards implementation.
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FairVote Releases 10 Surprising Stories About Election 08
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Historic Election Promises Major Reform
- Posted: November 5, 2008
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
2008 was an historic election in terms of the election of the first African American to be president and the largest number of voters at the polls in our history. But in this modern age, there is no excuse for privately-owned voting machines that breed mistrust, confusing ballot designs, polling places with long lines, voter registration laws that leave nearly a third of Americans off the rolls, an Electoral College system that undercuts equality and voting methods that suppress voter choice and stifle fair representation.
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About that election: a handy guide
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FairVote Releases Report on Election Administration
- Posted: October 27, 2008
- Categories: Democracy SOS Project, FairVote
FairVote released the National Edition of a report series that seeks to shed light on the practices of county election officials responsible for running efficient elections this November.