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Delaware signs youth voter preregistration into law
On September 8, Delaware governor Jack A. Markell signed into law a bill allowing 16-year-olds to preregister to vote. The passage of the law makes Delaware the sixth state (plus the District of Columbia) to adopt youth preregistration reforms aimed at engaging young citizens in the political process.
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IQ whiz suggests instant runoff voting; Major developments in the UK, Australia and US show the merits of IRV
- Posted: September 8, 2010
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting
Columnist Marilyn vos Savant spotlighted IRV and the National Popular Vote plan in the September 5th issue of Parade magazine. Meanwhile, developments in the US, UK and Australia showed that IRV is gaining support.
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Instant Runoff: Key Tests and Elections in November 2010
- Posted: August 13, 2010
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting
This fall marks a key season for instant runoff voting, the ranked choice voting method that accommodates more voter choice in elections.
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Massachusetts Victory for National Popular Vote Creates Media Wave
- Posted: July 30, 2010
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote
The Massachusetts legislature passed National Popular Vote on July 27, with a 28-9 vote in the Senate and a 116-34 vote in the House.
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Alternative Vote: Big Advances for IRV in New York City, UK, More
- Posted: July 9, 2010
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting
Instant runoff voting, the "alternative vote", continues its remarkable progress. A charter commission in New York City is seriously considering a November ballot measure on adoption of instant runoff voting, with backing from a range of New York leaders. A charter commission in Portland, the biggest city in Maine, has made its final recommendation for a November ballot measure to amend its charter to elect its mayor directly with IRV.
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Delaware Poised To Be 6th state with Youth Voter Pre-registration
- Posted: July 1, 2010
- Categories: Home, Fair Access to Participation, Universal Voter Registration
Delaware becomes the latest state to approve Youth Voter Pre-Registration.
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FairVote Releases New Report on Redistricting Reform
- Posted: June 24, 2010
- Categories: Fair Elections, Home, Fair Representation, Reforms, Reports
On Thursday, FairVote released its newest report on redistricting reform efforts in the fifty states over the past legislative session. Titled “Redistricting Reform in the States: June 2010,” this report systematically reports on every redistricting bill introduced in the state legislatures this term and whether they passed, failed, or are still in committee.
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Port Chester Elections Draw National Attention
- Posted: June 18, 2010
- Categories: Home, Fair Representation, Cumulative Voting
On June 15th, the Village of Port Chester (NY) held New York's first-ever election with cumulative voting. Turning out in sharply higher numbers than recent Village elections, voters elected all six trustees on Port Chester's governing body. Winners reflected the Village's diversity by such measures as party (two Republicans, two Democrats and two non major-party candidates) and race/ethnicity (first African American and Latino candidates ever to win in trustee elections).
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Port Chester's Historic Election Begins
- Posted: June 9, 2010
- Categories: Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation
On June 8th, the Village of Port Chester (NY) started early voting in New York's first-ever election with cumulative voting and first with in-person early voting. All six trustees on Port Chester's governing body will be elected, with Election Day on June 15. FairVote has supervised the Village's ambitious bi-lingual voter education campaign.
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National Popular Vote Wins Big in NY Senate, MA House
- Posted: June 8, 2010
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote
On June 7, the New York State Senate voted 52-7 in favor of the National Popular Vote (NPV) plan, with landslide majorities of Senators from both major parties backing reform. On June 2, the Massachusetts House voted 114-35 in favor of NPV.