Charity Navigator awards FairVote highest ranking for a nonprofit
Posted on Quick News John Patrick Thomas on March 01, 2018

Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that FairVote exceeds industry standards
Read morePersonal connections are paramount to nonprofit relationships
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on January 19, 2018

Lessons learned about the role personal connections play in nonprofit organizations
Read moreRanked choice voting election in Cambridge sees historic surge in turnout
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on November 17, 2017

By offering more choices, ranked choice voting paired with proportional representation provides voters more power in their government and an even-greater reason to vote. It works for Cambridge.
Read moreFair representation in action: Cambridge holds ranked choice voting elections
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on November 06, 2017

On November 7th, 2017, Cambridge, Massachusetts voters will head to the polls to elect their city council and school board using ranked choice voting (RCV).
Read moreThe History of FairVote: The Middle Years
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on October 24, 2017

Back in 1993, a year after its founding, Rob Richie and Cynthia Terrell’s organization “CPR” became The Center for Voting and Democracy to reflect how it was becoming an innovative thought leader on electoral reform.
Read moreThe History of FairVote: The Founding Years
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on October 18, 2017

FairVote is celebrating 25 years of doing what it does best -- thinking big on what electoral reforms we need and practically on how to advance them.
Read moreCanada’s New Democratic Party Will Use Ranked Choice Voting to Elect Leadership
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on August 14, 2017

Canada’s New Democratic Party Will Use Ranked Choice Voting to Elect Leadership
Read moreMeet the Team: John Patrick Thomas
Posted on What's New John Patrick Thomas on July 19, 2017

Growing up as the son of journalists, I was raised on a healthy diet of political arguments at the kitchen table. My passion for public policy came with a side of mashed potatoes. Despite my many attempts to change the topic to the playoff hopes of the Boston Red Sox, I could not successfully escape the “more important” issues facing our nation.
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