Easthampton, MA is ready for ranked choice voting
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on November 08, 2019

On Election Day, Easthampton, MA became the latest city to pass ranked choice voting for its municipal elections. Voters in the city will use RCV in its mayoral and city council elections beginning in 2021.
Read more2019 was Good for RCV--Will 2020 be Better?
Posted on Quick News David O'brien on November 02, 2019

In 2019, 11 cities in 8 states will use ranked choice voting to elect their local governments. In 2020, RCV is positioned for an even larger breakout year. Read about it here.
Read moreSix Democratic holdouts on impeachment show the power of partisanship
Posted on Quick News Drew Penrose on October 28, 2019

When it comes to elections to the House of Representatives, partisanship dominates. The fact that there are only six Democratic holdouts on impeachment prove that point. The Fair Representation Act, an antidote to this type of system, would lessen partisanship's chokehold on our government.
Read moreFairVote files brief in support of the California Voting Rights Act
Posted on Quick News Julie Hochsztein on October 14, 2019

FairVote has filed an amicus curse brief in response to a challenge to the California Voting Rights Act.
Read moreRanked choice voting gains momentum with 13 congressional sponsors on RCV Act
Posted on Quick News Drew Penrose on October 09, 2019

On October 8, 2019, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) added her name to the list of Representatives co-sponsoring the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Act, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 13 house members.
Read moreFairVote goes to court to defend presidential debates
Posted on Quick News Drew Penrose on October 03, 2019

In April of 2016, FairVote joined a federal lawsuit arguing that the Federal Election Commission has a responsibility to intervene and stop partisan manipulation of the presidential debates.
Read moreNYC Activists Launch Pro-RCV Campaign
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on September 20, 2019

Rank the Vote NYC, a broad coalition of activists fighting for better governance, kicked off its campaign Thursday to urge New Yorkers to vote for ranked choice voting in the city.
Read moreNorth Carolina Court Upholds State Constitution Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering
Posted on Quick News Pam Keller on September 19, 2019

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it cannot intervene to halt partisan gerrymandering , The NC Supreme Court stepped in to uphold a state constitutional challenge to gerrymandering in the state.
Read moreRanked choice voting coming to Maine’s presidential general election, future primaries
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on September 06, 2019

On September 6, Maine Governor Janet Mills allowed legislation to go into effect that cements Maine as the first state to use ranked choice voting (RCV) in the 2020 presidential general election.
Read moreRanked Choice Voting clears key hurdle in Massachusetts
Posted on Quick News Adam Ginsburg on September 06, 2019

On Wednesday, Massachusetts moved one step closer to statewide ranked choice voting (RCV), as state Attorney General Maura Healey determined that an RCV ballot proposal passes constitutional muster.
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