Proportional Voting Around the World
Around the world, a variety of voting systems are used - from
single member districts to choice voting to party list
systems (and everything in between) - the nations within our global
community display a staggering
array of voting systems. In spite of this, one thing is clear -- the
modern trend is toward using proportional voting systems, as most
industrialized nations and all of the newly
emerging democracies in the former Eastern Bloc have done, as well as
in Iraq
and Afghanistan. Most of the lingering
winner-take-all, first-past-the-post systems exist in former British
colonies, including in the United States. Ironically, even as we
maintain our own unrepresentative electoral system in America, the
United Kingdom is beginning vigorous discussions to move away from the
very winner-take-all system it brought to our shores many years ago. In
light of these global developments, FairVote monitors news coverage of
international electoral systems changes.- For information on international electoral systems, please download IDEA's manual. [.pdf - 3.2 MB]
- For examples of international ballot designs, please visit Andrew Reynold's site. [More]
- For information on redistricting procedures around the world, please visit EPIC's site. [More]
- Read our analysis of international elections using proportional voting in 2005. [More]
December 17th 2003
Government confirms changes to DHB elections
ScoopDecember 12th 2003
DeLay's involvement in Texas redistricting: pure partisan politics
Austin American-Statesman
Editorial claiming that Texas redistricting represents an illegal partisan gerrymander.December 12th 2003
3 judges decline to block remap plan
Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN -- A three-judge federal panel Thursday declined to block a Republican-crafted congressional redistricting map and began a trial to determine the legality of the new districts.December 11th 2003
Texas redistricting challenge goes to court today; Texans in poll split on special sessions, opposed to remap fight
Dallas Morning News
Report on polls of Texans reactions to special sessions and redistricting.December 10th 2003
Poll: Electors yet to be won over by the merits of MMP
The National Business ReviewDecember 10th 2003
New Komeito tactics alarm LDP
Daily YomiuriDecember 8th 2003
Background: Russian election primer
CNNDecember 8th 2003
Pro-Kremlin Party Sweeps Russia Elections
The GuardianDecember 1st 2003
Texas Redistricting Subpoenas Rejected
Associated Press
A three-judge federal panel on Monday rejected attempts to force House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Rep. Joe Barton to testify in a lawsuit over Texas' new congressional districts.December 1st 2003
Colo. remap ruling may not impact Texas
United International Press
The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to toss out the state's new congressional redistricting plan may not impact the Texas remap fight headed for court next week because of a difference in their constitutions.December 1st 2003
MMP electoral system is working well
ScoopNovember 29th 2003
Hard-liners victorious in Northern Ireland election
New Zealand Herald
BELFAST - Hard-liners on both sides of Northern Ireland's sectarian divide have beaten moderates in province-wide elections, dealing a blow to Anglo-Irish hopes of saving the power-sharing assembly set up under a 1998 peace deal.November 27th 2003
NI: making sense of the maths
BBC NewsNovember 26th 2003
Koma calls for proportional representation
MmegiNovember 24th 2003
McGuinty likes citizens assembly initiative, B.C. premier says
Toronto StarNovember 21st 2003
Go to Court for redress - Papa Owusu-Ankomah
GhanaWebNovember 7th 2003
Redistricting Lands in the Feds' Hands
Austin Chronicle
Report on Voting Rights Act challenges to Texas redistricting.November 4th 2003
Officials moving fast on remap legal fight
Dallas Morning News
MARSHALL, Texas -- Redistricting lawyers and judges revved their engines Monday for a high-speed trial next month, aiming to decide by Christmas the legality of a Republican overhaul of the state's congressional districts.November 1st 2003
Q&A: the Northern Ireland elections
The GuardianOctober 30th 2003
Bloomberg's Bad Idea
The Nation
The Nation magazine advocates a return to full representation for the New York City council in an editorial opposing nonpartisan elections.October 29th 2003
Democrats to meet with Justice over remapping
Star-Telegram
Texas Democrats will meet with Justice Department officials over the next three days to make their case that the state's new congressional redistricting map diminishes minority representation and should not be approved under the Voting Rights Act.October 19th 2003
FTC Alerts Chaebol Again Over Corporate Governance System
Korea TimesOctober 16th 2003
Redistricting has history of shake-ups
Austin American-Statesman
Account of effect of redistricting on incumbency in past Texas elections.October 15th 2003
Mayoral election vote system prompts fears of confusion
This Is Local LondonOctober 15th 2003
Mexican-American rights group files redistricting suit
Austin American-Statesman
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has jumped into the court fight over the newly enacted Republican congressional redistricting map.October 15th 2003
Perry savors GOP's redistricting victory
Houston Chronicle
GOP governor's reaction to Texas redistricting victory.October 11th 2003
GOP-drawn map aims to reshape national parties
Austin American-Statesman
A congressional redistricting map is approved by the Texas House.October 10th 2003
Final map passes; legal battles on the way
Austin American-Statesman
Texas redistricting plan passes the State Senate.October 9th 2003
Re: "Thomson may run for Senate," 9/30/03.
Davis Enterprise
Letter to the editor advocating full representationOctober 9th 2003
Travis caught in remap crossfire
Article on impact of redistricting on incumbents in Central TexasOctober 2nd 2003
Is House changing the rules on maps?
Austin American-Statesman
Report on Texas redistricting plans.September 5th 2003
Analysis: Texas remap feud may harm state
United Press International
Article suggesting that the Texas redistricting battle will harm the state by making it harder for the parties to work together in the legislature.August 23rd 2003
Ruling Party Wins Cambodian Election
Voice of America NewsAugust 18th 2003
Resolve sustains remap standoff Democratic senators, GOP officials failed to judge opposition's grit
Dallas Morning News
Article on stalemate between Republicans and Democrats in Texas about redistricting plans.August 11th 2003
Texas duel highlights separation of powers
Christian Science Monitor
Lawsuits are filed in the Texas redistricting standoff.August 11th 2003
Texas Democrats Solicit Bush's Help in Redistricting Dispute White House Says It's Staying Out of Fight
Washington Post
The White House refuses to intervene in Texas redistricting dispute.August 9th 2003
Lost decade of politics
The Asahi ShimbunAugust 9th 2003
Texas Redistricting Proposal Protested
Associated Press
Thousands gathered Saturday to rally against a Republican push to redraw state congressional lines and in favor of the Democratic state senators who fled to New Mexico to scuttle the effort.August 8th 2003
Iraq�s governing council: foul or fair?
The Daily Star, LebanonAugust 7th 2003
Ideas to save our withering democracy
Sydney Morning HeraldAugust 1st 2003
Howard's Senate plans
PM, AustraliaAugust 1st 2003
Away with these tribes: Only a complete change in how we elect our leaders will put the trust, and excitement, back into politics
The Guardian
Article analyzes the British government had it been adopted proportional representation.August 1st 2003
Away with these tribes
The GuardianJuly 31st 2003
Officials Confirm Hun Sen Party's Leads
World - AP AsiaJuly 30th 2003
Letter: Modernizing Elections
New York Times
FairVote's Steven Hill promotes proportional voting and instant runoff voting in the New York Times.July 28th 2003
Perpetual rule, opposition party splits frustrating, says MISA director
Daily News, BotswanaJuly 28th 2003
An old favorite
KathimeriniJuly 26th 2003
Will third time be remap charm?
The Dallas Morning News
Analysis of possible outcomes to remapping battle in Texas.July 25th 2003
Jaitley: Religious quotas dangerous
The HinduJuly 25th 2003
BCP revels in progress
Mmegi, BotswanaJuly 24th 2003
Koosaletse criticises govt pact with Koosaletse criticises govt pact with
Republic of Botswana, Botswana Republic of Botswana, BotswanaJuly 23rd 2003
Congressional map that bolsters GOP in Texas clears big hurdle
Houston Chronicle
A state Senate committee today approved, on a party-line vote, a congressional redistricting map that would increase Republican representation from Texas in the U.S. House.July 22nd 2003
Lebanon still in thrall to the sectarian mindset
Monday Morning, LebanonJuly 22nd 2003
Parliamentary reforms: Laws for lawmakers are the crying need
The Daily StarJuly 22nd 2003
Parliamentary reforms: Laws for lawmakers are the crying need
The Daily Star, BangladeshJuly 21st 2003
With what political compass...
KathimeriniJuly 20th 2003
Redistricting, like it or not
Stephenville Empire Tribune (TX)
It appears that the Congressman Tom DeLay, Governor Rick Perry, and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst are determined to force redistricting on the state of Texas, regardless of public support or not.July 19th 2003
Simitis Aims for Electoral Reform
ERT, AthensJuly 19th 2003
Fijian verdict welcomed
Reuters WireJuly 18th 2003
Let�s have one constituency for European polls
Irish ExaminerJuly 17th 2003
Assembly rejects poll changes
The Western MailJuly 16th 2003
Constitution Reform booklet launched
Nassau Guardian, BahamasJuly 16th 2003
One Nation leader in fraud case
The GuardianJuly 15th 2003
Kathimerini
A clash before electionsJuly 15th 2003
Sinn Fein in plea over Senate elections
U.TV, UKJuly 11th 2003
Liberals want to change the way Quebec votes
Canadian Broadcasting CorporationJuly 9th 2003
Alternatives to Redistricting (Transcript)
Texas Cable News
FairVote's Rob Richie is invited on Texas Cable News to discuss the problem of redistricting in Texas.July 8th 2003
Advantage, incumbents: Winner-take-all races make democracy the loser
Washington Post
FairVote's Rob Richie is qouted on the various flaws in a winner take all system.July 7th 2003
A government of, for and by the people?
YellowTimes.org
If the system of proportional representation was put in place we could rid our democracy of the problems of unfair representation, negative campaigns, and campaigns that focus more on funds than voters.July 7th 2003
Corsicans say No to more home rule
The GuardianJuly 7th 2003
Reform: Follini, we agree with premiership
Agenzia Giornalistica ItaliaJuly 7th 2003
Hain opposed to new Assembly powers
PA NewsJuly 7th 2003
Mexico's voters deal Fox setback, deny him a majority in Congress
Republic Mexico City BureauJuly 7th 2003
A gender-equal society
Korea HeraldJuly 3rd 2003
The Unjust Society
Elm Street MagazineJuly 2nd 2003
Bulgaria's Electoral Code Passed at First Reading
Novinte.com, the Bulgarian NewsJuly 1st 2003
Hendrik Hertzberg on Democracy
New Yorker
A collection of qoutes from FairVote board member Hendrik Hertzberg, highlighting instant runoff voting and proportional representation.July 1st 2003
Drawing the Line On Redistricting
Washington Post
Steven Hill and Rob Richie write that creating multi-member districts is the best way to curb the abuses of gerrymandering for congressional seats.June 29th 2003
Re-redistricting is an ugly power grab
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FairVote Co Founders Rob Richie and Steven Hill discuss the tragedy of Texas redistricting and how legislators can no longer be allowed to rig elections.June 22nd 2003
Women Demand Quota, Police Arrest Them
People's Democracy Vol. XXVII No. 25June 19th 2003
Debate starting on amendments to Electoral Act
The NamibianJune 18th 2003
Campaigning north of the border
Associated PressJune 17th 2003
English regions can vote to copy Scotland
The HeraldJune 16th 2003
Regional government around the worldJune 2nd 2003
For years I opposed proportional representation. But now we need it.
The Guardian
Former challenger to proportional representation, Labour Party member Roy Hattersley now supports its positive outcomes, such as political minority representation.June 1st 2003
McConnell: 50% of councillors must be womenMay 29th 2003
Maoist emerges to claim Nepal
The GuardianMay 29th 2003
Matters of proportion
Christian Science Monitor
The winner take all system is an outlier in world democracies and must be remedied through a proportional voting system.May 28th 2003
Defections And Proportional Representation
Oherlad (India)May 25th 2003
New Zealand debates whether to scrap exclusive Maori Parliamentary seats
Australian Broadcasting CompanyMay 22nd 2003
Dr. Johan Galtung suggests for revision of constitution
People's Review, NepalMay 22nd 2003
Coalition Government Likely Outcome of May 25 Parliament Elections in Armenia
Eurasianet.orgMay 9th 2003
Key Win for Full Representation
The Midwest Democracy Center Report
HB 138 passed the Illinois Senate, leaving it up to the governor to decide whether counties may grant cumulative voting rights in multi-member districts.May 8th 2003
The State of Democracy in California
Steven Hill's Written Testimony Before the California HAVA Commission
FairVote's Steven Hill provided this testimony to Califronia's commission on implementing the Help America Vote Act.April 24th 2003
First-past-the-post voting system produces 4th phony majority government in a row
Fair Vote Canada
Press release from FairVote Canada on Quebec electionsApril 14th 2003
'Choice Voting' gives students representation, reason to vote
Oregon Daily Emerald
John Russell advocates choice voting for student governments to counteract the voter apathy so apparent among young people.April 5th 2003
Save Our Democracy: A Call to Action
Common Dreams
Fairvote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill make a call for a stronger and more representative democracy in wake of America's failing social indicators and poor international agenda.April 1st 2003
The Blame Game: the real problem behind the 2000 election
Boston Review
Commentary depicting the chain of failures in American democracy; the 2000 election debacle in Florida spotlighted.April 1st 2003
Is proportional representation really on the agenda?
CBC News OnlineMarch 25th 2003
South Dakota school system settles election lawsuit
Associated Press[ Previous ] [ Next ]
Government confirms changes to DHB elections
ScoopDecember 12th 2003
DeLay's involvement in Texas redistricting: pure partisan politics
Austin American-Statesman
Editorial claiming that Texas redistricting represents an illegal partisan gerrymander.December 12th 2003
3 judges decline to block remap plan
Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN -- A three-judge federal panel Thursday declined to block a Republican-crafted congressional redistricting map and began a trial to determine the legality of the new districts.December 11th 2003
Texas redistricting challenge goes to court today; Texans in poll split on special sessions, opposed to remap fight
Dallas Morning News
Report on polls of Texans reactions to special sessions and redistricting.December 10th 2003
Poll: Electors yet to be won over by the merits of MMP
The National Business ReviewDecember 10th 2003
New Komeito tactics alarm LDP
Daily YomiuriDecember 8th 2003
Background: Russian election primer
CNNDecember 8th 2003
Pro-Kremlin Party Sweeps Russia Elections
The GuardianDecember 1st 2003
Texas Redistricting Subpoenas Rejected
Associated Press
A three-judge federal panel on Monday rejected attempts to force House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Rep. Joe Barton to testify in a lawsuit over Texas' new congressional districts.December 1st 2003
Colo. remap ruling may not impact Texas
United International Press
The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to toss out the state's new congressional redistricting plan may not impact the Texas remap fight headed for court next week because of a difference in their constitutions.December 1st 2003
MMP electoral system is working well
ScoopNovember 29th 2003
Hard-liners victorious in Northern Ireland election
New Zealand Herald
BELFAST - Hard-liners on both sides of Northern Ireland's sectarian divide have beaten moderates in province-wide elections, dealing a blow to Anglo-Irish hopes of saving the power-sharing assembly set up under a 1998 peace deal.November 27th 2003
NI: making sense of the maths
BBC NewsNovember 26th 2003
Koma calls for proportional representation
MmegiNovember 24th 2003
McGuinty likes citizens assembly initiative, B.C. premier says
Toronto StarNovember 21st 2003
Go to Court for redress - Papa Owusu-Ankomah
GhanaWebNovember 7th 2003
Redistricting Lands in the Feds' Hands
Austin Chronicle
Report on Voting Rights Act challenges to Texas redistricting.November 4th 2003
Officials moving fast on remap legal fight
Dallas Morning News
MARSHALL, Texas -- Redistricting lawyers and judges revved their engines Monday for a high-speed trial next month, aiming to decide by Christmas the legality of a Republican overhaul of the state's congressional districts.November 1st 2003
Q&A: the Northern Ireland elections
The GuardianOctober 30th 2003
Bloomberg's Bad Idea
The Nation
The Nation magazine advocates a return to full representation for the New York City council in an editorial opposing nonpartisan elections.October 29th 2003
Democrats to meet with Justice over remapping
Star-Telegram
Texas Democrats will meet with Justice Department officials over the next three days to make their case that the state's new congressional redistricting map diminishes minority representation and should not be approved under the Voting Rights Act.October 19th 2003
FTC Alerts Chaebol Again Over Corporate Governance System
Korea TimesOctober 16th 2003
Redistricting has history of shake-ups
Austin American-Statesman
Account of effect of redistricting on incumbency in past Texas elections.October 15th 2003
Mayoral election vote system prompts fears of confusion
This Is Local LondonOctober 15th 2003
Mexican-American rights group files redistricting suit
Austin American-Statesman
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has jumped into the court fight over the newly enacted Republican congressional redistricting map.October 15th 2003
Perry savors GOP's redistricting victory
Houston Chronicle
GOP governor's reaction to Texas redistricting victory.October 11th 2003
GOP-drawn map aims to reshape national parties
Austin American-Statesman
A congressional redistricting map is approved by the Texas House.October 10th 2003
Final map passes; legal battles on the way
Austin American-Statesman
Texas redistricting plan passes the State Senate.October 9th 2003
Re: "Thomson may run for Senate," 9/30/03.
Davis Enterprise
Letter to the editor advocating full representationOctober 9th 2003
Travis caught in remap crossfire
Article on impact of redistricting on incumbents in Central TexasOctober 2nd 2003
Is House changing the rules on maps?
Austin American-Statesman
Report on Texas redistricting plans.September 5th 2003
Analysis: Texas remap feud may harm state
United Press International
Article suggesting that the Texas redistricting battle will harm the state by making it harder for the parties to work together in the legislature.August 23rd 2003
Ruling Party Wins Cambodian Election
Voice of America NewsAugust 18th 2003
Resolve sustains remap standoff Democratic senators, GOP officials failed to judge opposition's grit
Dallas Morning News
Article on stalemate between Republicans and Democrats in Texas about redistricting plans.August 11th 2003
Texas duel highlights separation of powers
Christian Science Monitor
Lawsuits are filed in the Texas redistricting standoff.August 11th 2003
Texas Democrats Solicit Bush's Help in Redistricting Dispute White House Says It's Staying Out of Fight
Washington Post
The White House refuses to intervene in Texas redistricting dispute.August 9th 2003
Lost decade of politics
The Asahi ShimbunAugust 9th 2003
Texas Redistricting Proposal Protested
Associated Press
Thousands gathered Saturday to rally against a Republican push to redraw state congressional lines and in favor of the Democratic state senators who fled to New Mexico to scuttle the effort.August 8th 2003
Iraq�s governing council: foul or fair?
The Daily Star, LebanonAugust 7th 2003
Ideas to save our withering democracy
Sydney Morning HeraldAugust 1st 2003
Howard's Senate plans
PM, AustraliaAugust 1st 2003
Away with these tribes: Only a complete change in how we elect our leaders will put the trust, and excitement, back into politics
The Guardian
Article analyzes the British government had it been adopted proportional representation.August 1st 2003
Away with these tribes
The GuardianJuly 31st 2003
Officials Confirm Hun Sen Party's Leads
World - AP AsiaJuly 30th 2003
Letter: Modernizing Elections
New York Times
FairVote's Steven Hill promotes proportional voting and instant runoff voting in the New York Times.July 28th 2003
Perpetual rule, opposition party splits frustrating, says MISA director
Daily News, BotswanaJuly 28th 2003
An old favorite
KathimeriniJuly 26th 2003
Will third time be remap charm?
The Dallas Morning News
Analysis of possible outcomes to remapping battle in Texas.July 25th 2003
Jaitley: Religious quotas dangerous
The HinduJuly 25th 2003
BCP revels in progress
Mmegi, BotswanaJuly 24th 2003
Koosaletse criticises govt pact with Koosaletse criticises govt pact with
Republic of Botswana, Botswana Republic of Botswana, BotswanaJuly 23rd 2003
Congressional map that bolsters GOP in Texas clears big hurdle
Houston Chronicle
A state Senate committee today approved, on a party-line vote, a congressional redistricting map that would increase Republican representation from Texas in the U.S. House.July 22nd 2003
Lebanon still in thrall to the sectarian mindset
Monday Morning, LebanonJuly 22nd 2003
Parliamentary reforms: Laws for lawmakers are the crying need
The Daily StarJuly 22nd 2003
Parliamentary reforms: Laws for lawmakers are the crying need
The Daily Star, BangladeshJuly 21st 2003
With what political compass...
KathimeriniJuly 20th 2003
Redistricting, like it or not
Stephenville Empire Tribune (TX)
It appears that the Congressman Tom DeLay, Governor Rick Perry, and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst are determined to force redistricting on the state of Texas, regardless of public support or not.July 19th 2003
Simitis Aims for Electoral Reform
ERT, AthensJuly 19th 2003
Fijian verdict welcomed
Reuters WireJuly 18th 2003
Let�s have one constituency for European polls
Irish ExaminerJuly 17th 2003
Assembly rejects poll changes
The Western MailJuly 16th 2003
Constitution Reform booklet launched
Nassau Guardian, BahamasJuly 16th 2003
One Nation leader in fraud case
The GuardianJuly 15th 2003
Kathimerini
A clash before electionsJuly 15th 2003
Sinn Fein in plea over Senate elections
U.TV, UKJuly 11th 2003
Liberals want to change the way Quebec votes
Canadian Broadcasting CorporationJuly 9th 2003
Alternatives to Redistricting (Transcript)
Texas Cable News
FairVote's Rob Richie is invited on Texas Cable News to discuss the problem of redistricting in Texas.July 8th 2003
Advantage, incumbents: Winner-take-all races make democracy the loser
Washington Post
FairVote's Rob Richie is qouted on the various flaws in a winner take all system.July 7th 2003
A government of, for and by the people?
YellowTimes.org
If the system of proportional representation was put in place we could rid our democracy of the problems of unfair representation, negative campaigns, and campaigns that focus more on funds than voters.July 7th 2003
Corsicans say No to more home rule
The GuardianJuly 7th 2003
Reform: Follini, we agree with premiership
Agenzia Giornalistica ItaliaJuly 7th 2003
Hain opposed to new Assembly powers
PA NewsJuly 7th 2003
Mexico's voters deal Fox setback, deny him a majority in Congress
Republic Mexico City BureauJuly 7th 2003
A gender-equal society
Korea HeraldJuly 3rd 2003
The Unjust Society
Elm Street MagazineJuly 2nd 2003
Bulgaria's Electoral Code Passed at First Reading
Novinte.com, the Bulgarian NewsJuly 1st 2003
Hendrik Hertzberg on Democracy
New Yorker
A collection of qoutes from FairVote board member Hendrik Hertzberg, highlighting instant runoff voting and proportional representation.July 1st 2003
Drawing the Line On Redistricting
Washington Post
Steven Hill and Rob Richie write that creating multi-member districts is the best way to curb the abuses of gerrymandering for congressional seats.June 29th 2003
Re-redistricting is an ugly power grab
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
FairVote Co Founders Rob Richie and Steven Hill discuss the tragedy of Texas redistricting and how legislators can no longer be allowed to rig elections.June 22nd 2003
Women Demand Quota, Police Arrest Them
People's Democracy Vol. XXVII No. 25June 19th 2003
Debate starting on amendments to Electoral Act
The NamibianJune 18th 2003
Campaigning north of the border
Associated PressJune 17th 2003
English regions can vote to copy Scotland
The HeraldJune 16th 2003
Regional government around the worldJune 2nd 2003
For years I opposed proportional representation. But now we need it.
The Guardian
Former challenger to proportional representation, Labour Party member Roy Hattersley now supports its positive outcomes, such as political minority representation.June 1st 2003
McConnell: 50% of councillors must be womenMay 29th 2003
Maoist emerges to claim Nepal
The GuardianMay 29th 2003
Matters of proportion
Christian Science Monitor
The winner take all system is an outlier in world democracies and must be remedied through a proportional voting system.May 28th 2003
Defections And Proportional Representation
Oherlad (India)May 25th 2003
New Zealand debates whether to scrap exclusive Maori Parliamentary seats
Australian Broadcasting CompanyMay 22nd 2003
Dr. Johan Galtung suggests for revision of constitution
People's Review, NepalMay 22nd 2003
Coalition Government Likely Outcome of May 25 Parliament Elections in Armenia
Eurasianet.orgMay 9th 2003
Key Win for Full Representation
The Midwest Democracy Center Report
HB 138 passed the Illinois Senate, leaving it up to the governor to decide whether counties may grant cumulative voting rights in multi-member districts.May 8th 2003
The State of Democracy in California
Steven Hill's Written Testimony Before the California HAVA Commission
FairVote's Steven Hill provided this testimony to Califronia's commission on implementing the Help America Vote Act.April 24th 2003
First-past-the-post voting system produces 4th phony majority government in a row
Fair Vote Canada
Press release from FairVote Canada on Quebec electionsApril 14th 2003
'Choice Voting' gives students representation, reason to vote
Oregon Daily Emerald
John Russell advocates choice voting for student governments to counteract the voter apathy so apparent among young people.April 5th 2003
Save Our Democracy: A Call to Action
Common Dreams
Fairvote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill make a call for a stronger and more representative democracy in wake of America's failing social indicators and poor international agenda.April 1st 2003
The Blame Game: the real problem behind the 2000 election
Boston Review
Commentary depicting the chain of failures in American democracy; the 2000 election debacle in Florida spotlighted.April 1st 2003
Is proportional representation really on the agenda?
CBC News OnlineMarch 25th 2003
South Dakota school system settles election lawsuit
Associated Press[ Previous ] [ Next ]