May 13th 2009
Representative Democracy: Two Steps Forward
The Daily Herald

The executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute heralds the passage of the National Popular Vote bill in Washington state.

May 5th 2009
Larry R. Bradley and Rob Richie: To increase voter turnout, try a more efficient election process
Omaha World-Herald

Op-ed by author Larry Bradley and FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie on why Omaha should dump its low turnout primaries in favor of instant runoff voting.

May 4th 2009
My Turn: Why Burlington's IRV system works
Burlington Free Press

Vermont League of Women Voters member Keri Toksu clears up some misconceptions about instant runoff voting, and talks about why the system is superior to the alternatives.

April 19th 2009
Making the District More of a Democracy
The Washington Post

FairVote's Adam Fogel shows how Washington, DC can move toward the goal of universal voter registration before it receives a vote in Congress.

April 17th 2009
In our view, April 17: Equal Voting
Columbian

Editorial in the Columbian in favor of the national popular vote plan, which is likely to be passed into law soon in the state of Washington.

April 15th 2009
It's "ranked choice," and its appeal is growing
Star Tribune

Article on an event held by FairVote Minnesota to promote ranked choice voting in the state.

April 10th 2009
Council approves instant runoff for next city election
Times-News

The Hendersonville, NC City Council voted 4-1 to renew their participation in the state's instant runoff voting pilot project.

April 5th 2009
AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR: Instant runoff voting would make every vote count
Duluth News Tribune

Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger and Hamline Professor David Schultz believe instant runoff voting is a worthy reform to consider in the wake of the recent Minnesota Senate election.

April 1st 2009
Runaway, Budget-Busting Runoffs
California Progress Report

California State Assemblymember Ted Lieu and New America Foundation Political Reform Program Deputy Director Gautam Dutta explain why instant runoff voting would be preferable to California's current runoff system.

March 31st 2009
L.A. County to study using instant runoff elections
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County will look at using instant runoff voting in county elections in order to avoid the numerous runoffs the city holds each year.

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