FairVote Newsletters
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  • The Year-End Report from CVD President John B. Anderson, recent developments in electoral reform, and Executive Director Rob Richie's summary of "Voting System Reform On the Move" 12/99
  • Voting and Democracy Review 10/99 Read the Center's newsletter online: lead article on Instant Runoff Voting, plus Congress Debates PR!
  • Electronic Bulletin from the Electoral Reform Society
  • October 16, 1999: Rush Limbaugh says IRV is "a great idea."
  • October 15, 1999: Triple Threat: Cumulative voting for Illinois
  • October 13, 1999: San Francisco Supervisor Proposes Instant Runoff Elections
  • October 13, 1999: Voting rules in the news of the Czech Republic, Poland, the UK, Ireland and Taiwan.
  • October 4, 1999: Supreme Court takes new voting rights case; Asian Americans and proportional voting; Northern Ireland and choice voting method of "PR"
  • September 10, 1999: three important events taking place next week:
  • August 1, 1999 a: Milosevic opposes, Blair and Kim support PR.
  • August 1, 1999 b: Japan, Ireland, Fiji
  • August 1, 1999 c: Zimbabwe, South Africa, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong
  • July 22, 1999: IRV for counties, Jenkins for Make Votes Count,
  • July 2, 1999: South Africa, ACLU, League of Women Voters, UK, Guns & cash
  • July 1, 1999: CVD expands!
  • June 28, 1999: European Parliament elections in the United Kingdom
  • June 28, 1999: Proportional Representation in Scotland
  • June 6, 1999: Proportional Representation in Scotland and Wales
  • June 2, 1999: PR & CVD Are Alive, Kicking, and Growing
  • March 3, 1999: International Voting Systems News/UK in the Spotlight
  • February 8, 1999: Election follow-up and new book, Reflecting All of Us
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