Research Reports
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The Missing Half
- Posted: April 1, 2006
- Author(s): Jack Santucci, Research Associate
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, FairVote, All Reports
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A Solution to Louisiana's Post-Katrina Electoral Problems
- Posted: February 21, 2006
- Author(s): Jack Santucci
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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International Snapshot: Palestine 2006
- Posted: February 1, 2006
- Author(s): Ryan Griffin and Jack Santucci
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
Palestine held elections to its Legislative Council on January 25, 2006. In that vote, Change and Reform (Hamas) took power away from the governing Fatah movement, winning 75 of 132 seats. Some commentators declared this a sweeping mandate for Hamas, speculating especially on what the power shift means for Israeli-Palestinian relations, but the election results are not an accurate reflection of popular opinion. Instead, the election system itself is at least as important as popular opinion in determining the makeup of the Council.
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International Snapshot: Iraq 2005
- Posted: December 20, 2005
- Author(s): David Moon
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
Iraq's December 2005 parliamentary elections were contested by 230 parties and 21 coalitions, all vying for seats in the first full-term, four-year parliament since the beginning of the 2003 war in Iraq. Authorities conducted the election using a new proportional voting system in which parties fielded candidates for parliament in each of Iraq’s 18 provinces under 18 different ballots using regional party lists. Additionally, the parliament consists of 275 seats, with 45 elected as "compensatory seats" to parties that did not win seats under the regional list elections but won enough votes nationally to cross the threshold for a seat at the national level.
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International Snapshot: Japan 2005
- Posted: September 25, 2005
- Author(s): David Moon
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
The results of Japan’s September 2005 parliamentary elections have been held up by the Japanese media as demonstrating a stunning mandate for Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi, leader of the nation’s Liberal Democratic Party. FairVote’s analysis of the election results, however, indicates that this mandate was far from clear, with Koizumi’s party in fact winning just 38% of the popular vote. As our International Spotlight research series demonstrates, time and again, a nation’s choice of electoral system often has just as much impact on the election results, as candidate or party popularity and other factors.
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Ranked Voting and Questions About Election Integrity
- Posted: February 11, 2012
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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Premier AccuVote Machines Missed 0.4% of Ballots in Aspen Elections
- Posted: February 11, 2012
- Author(s): Terry Bouricius
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, All Reports
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Universal Voter Registration: The Massachusetts Health Care Model
- Posted: February 11, 2012
- Categories: Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
FairVote explores the Massachusetts health-care model as a way to move toward universal voter registration in the U.S.
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Arkansas Profile
- Posted: February 11, 2012
Fact in focus: In 2008 every US House race in Arkansas was uncontested by a major party -- since 1982, 70% of incumbents have been "untouchable"
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Arizona Profile
- Posted: February 11, 2012
Fact in focus: In 2008 Arizona Democrats won 29% more House seats with only 1.6% more popular votes than Republicans