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E-Newsletter January 7, 2008
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E-Newsletter December 18, 2007
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Grand Old Primaries
- Posted: December 11, 2007
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
Most Republican primaries award delegates according to a winner-take-all rule where the first-place finishers win every delegate.
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Is There Accountability Without Candidates?
- Posted: November 15, 2007
- Categories: FairVote, Innovative Analysis
The seemingly voracious desire of Democrats and Republicans to take seats from the opposition raises the question of just what it would take for one of the parties to give up some races without even a token fight and allow the opposition to win a seat unopposed. You might think such waving of the white flag to be rare. You would be wrong.
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Instant Runoffs are a Runaway Hit
- Posted: November 8, 2007
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
For a few months now, Innovative Analysis has trumpeted the various electoral virtues of instant runoff voting, a system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference as a way to ensure majority winners, save taxpayer money, and eliminate the spoiler problem of independent candidacies. We haven't tested it yet, but we're also pretty sure it can organize your closet, pick the kids up from soccer practice, and bring about world peace.
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E-Newsletter November 7, 2007
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E-Newsletter November 1, 2007
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Nomination by Attrition
- Posted: October 25, 2007
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
Election Day in America is a day that arrives with some conflicting emotional baggage. On one hand, we can be filled with pride that we live in a country founded on the idea that the people should be able to decide their own fate, one in which every person has a say in the way their government is run. On the other hand, we are disappointed that relatively few of us take advantage of the voting franchise. We also tout majority rule as the basis for democracy, then use voting methods that either allow majorities to go unrepresented or make our turnout problem even worse.
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FairVote Announces Upgrade Democracy Video Contest Finalists!
- Posted: October 22, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
Filming has wrapped, the submissions are in, and we at FairVote are proud to announce our ten finalists for the Upgrade Democracy Video Contest! We asked people around the country to tell us what they think democracy should look like for a chance to win $2000 and a trip to Washington, DC to receive their award at the FairVote 15th Anniversary Gala, November 10, 2007.
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E-Newsletter October 19, 2007