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Senate Jud Approves National Popular Vote Bill
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New Report Highlights FairVote Reforms
- Posted: April 6, 2009
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, National Popular Vote, FairVote
A new report by the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, titled, “America Goes to the Polls: A Report on Voter Turnout in the 2008 Election,” highlights the need for several FairVote reforms, including a national popular vote for president, greater uniformity in election administration, instant runoff voting, and universal voter registration.
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Los Angeles County Approves IRV Commission
- Posted: April 2, 2009
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
On March 31st, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure to create a commission to study the use of instant runoff voting for special elections.
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America Votes 1-2-3 on Campus & in Organizations
- Posted: March 27, 2009
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Recommended by Robert's Rules of Order for certain organizational elections, instant runoff voting is used widely among organizations and on campus, including organizations with tens of thousands of members like the American Association of University Women, American Chemical Society, American Medial Student Association, American Mensa and the American Political Science Association
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Rhode Island Senate Passes US Senate Vacancies Bill
- Posted: March 26, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 25, the Rhode Island Senate approved a bill that would ensure every US Senator from the state is directly elected. The bill, S 201, was sponsored by Senator Paul Jabour. It passed on a 33-1, vote with Democratic, Republican and Independent support.
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National Popular Vote Advancing Across the States
- Posted: March 23, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
On March 10, Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the national popular vote bill. Now the Progressive States Network has a great roundup on the action regarding the bill around the country.
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Howard Dean Continues to Support IRV
- Posted: March 20, 2009
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
On March 16th, Former Vermont Governor and Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean continued his support for instant runoff voting on Vermont Radio's Mark Johnson Show.
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RI Senate Jud Approves US Senate Vacancies Bill
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Big Wins Continue for National Popular Vote
- Posted: March 13, 2009
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote
On March, 13, the Oregon House and Washington State Senate passed National Popular Vote (NPV) legislation, making it the 24th state house to pass the legislation. With bipartisan support, the Oregon housed passed the bill 39-19, including 8 Republicans.
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Notwithstanding budget crisis, R.I. mustn't cut civics position
- Posted: March 12, 2009
- Categories: FairVote
The Rhode Island Board of Regents plans to cut the sole statewide civics-education position, along with funding for civics professional development. The state has historically underperformed at teaching its students the fundamentals of civic participation.