March 7th 2007
House Action Slated on Voting Rights for District of Columbia, Additional Utah Seat
CQ Politics

The House of Representatives is set to vote on representation for the District of Columbia before the end of the month.

March 6th 2007
Voter registration set at high schools around county
The Montgomery Herald

Fayette County (WV) Clerk Kelvin Holliday makes 100 percent registration a reality in local high schools.

February 13th 2007
Making every vote count
The Minnesota Daily

The Minnesota Daily endorses Secretary of State Mark Ritchie's proposal to make voter registration easier for Minnesotans.

February 12th 2007
Let's pre-register 16-year-olds to vote
Kalamazoo Gazette

Kalamazoo Gazette editorial board endorses Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land's proposal to advance-register 16-year-olds to vote.

February 8th 2007
Bill would link voter registration, licenses
Pioneer Press

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie proposes reforms to eliminate hassle of voter registration by linking voter registration to drivers license bureau and U.S. Postal Service.

February 7th 2007
More Than Words
The Washington Post

The Washington Post's editorial board urges Democratic leaders to take action and give the District of Columbia full voting rights.

January 17th 2007
O'Malley Budget Will Not Include Compensation for Education Costs
Washington Post

FairVote's Ryan Griffin quoted on a bill from Maryland State Senator and former FairVote board member Jamie Raskin to establish advance youth voter registration.

November 28th 2006
Democrats should make fairness a priority in Congress
San Jose Mercury News

Updated commentary makes the case for congressional action on several reforms. Also ran in the Amarillo Globe-News and Providence Journal.

November 16th 2006
Americans of all stripes will want to join this party
Amarillo Globe-News

FairVote Director Rob Richie and New America Foundation Fellow Steven Hill on the growing popularity of pro-democracy reforms America needs: instant runoff voting, universal registration, professionalized administration and clean voter rolls.

November 9th 2006
Liberals Find Rays of Hope on Ballot Measures
New York Times

A highlight of the results of ballot measures across the country, including Rhode Island's passing of an initiative that will allow previously disenfranchised prisoners on parole or probation the right to vote.

November 8th 2006
No longer barred from voting
Salon.com

Author congratulates newly enfranchised former felons on probation or parole, who were given the right to vote after a Rhode Island ballot measure passed November 7th.

November 3rd 2006
Bring Democracy Home
The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, outlines ways to improve the democratic process, advocating nonpartisan election administrations and encouraging IRV and proportional representation as alternatives to the current winner-takes-all system.

November 1st 2006
Good Elections Require Accountability, Transparency
The Progressive Populist

FairVote's Rob Richie and Maryland political leader Tom Perez present a roadmap for better elections.

November 1st 2006
Don't Leave Young Voters Behind
OpEdNews.com

FairVote's Communications Director Ryan O'Donnell examines the problem of young people not voting and advocates an early registration program so they may vote as soon as they become eligible.

October 30th 2006
Electile Dysfunction?
News Release Wire

Former FairVote President Matthew Cossolotto calls for a range of reforms, highlighting two problems of American democracy: "counting the votes" and "making votes count."

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