A major issue FairVote encountered when deciding how to discuss the 2016 election was whether “Trump Effect” that is, the ways in which Trump realigned the electoral map along demographic and regional lines, as shown above, is representative of the new national environment.
Read moreVirginia and New Jersey were among the states to hold elections for their state legislatures this past Election Day. The results from Virginia, in particular, have been called surprising, but of all contested state legislature seats between the two states, partisanship predicted over 92 percent of the winners.
Read moreSeems voters and candidates in Minneapolis were really happy with its ranked choice voting system.
Read moreWith a legislature looking to repeal Maine's new ranked choice voting law, the people find themselves once again fighting for RCV.
Read moreElection Day 2017 featured several high profile ranked choice voting elections in cities and towns. Altogether, over 200,000 voters ranked their choices in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Cambridge, Mass. and Takoma Park, Md in cities with a total population of about 844,500.
Read moreOur communications director and senior fellow David Daley will be the featured guest at 11:30 pm tonight on Comedy Central.
Read moreToday New Yorkers will vote on whether to hold a New York State Constitutional Convention, often referred to by the shorthand “con con.”
Read moreAlthough federal elections always fall on even-numbered years, important state and local elections happen every year - and 2017 is no exception. Here are some of the contests FairVote will be watching on Election Day, November 7, 2017.
Read moreOn 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 moreModifying the electoral system could make huge strides in addressing this dilemma. If the Virginia legislature implemented rank choice voting (RCV), voters could express their dissatisfaction with the candidates without fear of wasting their vote.
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