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Delaware Poised To Be 6th state with Youth Voter Pre-registration
- Posted: July 1, 2010
- Categories: Home, 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: Home, Reforms, All 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, 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, Fair 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.
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National Popular Vote Wins Big in Massachusetts House
- Posted: June 2, 2010
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 114-35 today in favor of the National Popular Vote (NPV) plan.
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Voter Choice Reform Soars in UK, US
- Posted: May 5, 2010
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation
Close three-party election in the United Kingdom makes Instant Runoff Voting reform a much-discussed issue.
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IRV Upheld by Federal Court
- Posted: April 20, 2010
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, FairVote
On April 16, Federal District Court Judge Richard Seeborg upheld the constitutionality of San Francisco’s instant runoff voting system, the first time a federal court has reviewed IRV. San Francisco has used IRV every November since 2004 with machines that allow voters to rank up to three candidates. Judge Seeborg rejected arguments that not allowing voters to rank all candidates violates the Constitution and explained why jurisdictions might prefer it to traditional winner-take-all systems. Other California cities moving forward with IRV elections this year include Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro.
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Maryland Passes Youth Voter Pre-registration
- Posted: April 13, 2010
- Categories: Home, Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
The Maryland General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to make their state the fifth to set a uniform voter registration age of 16-years-old.
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National Popular Vote Gains Momentum
- Posted: April 2, 2010
- Categories: Home, National Popular Vote, FairVote
A series of new endorsements for the National Popular Vote Plan shows a growing desire to change our outdated system for electing the president.