May 31st 2008
Put vote on first Saturday in November
The Captital Times

CNN Contributor Roland Martin makes a case for changing Election Day.

May 27th 2008
An Elections Revolution
Hernando Today

A group of citizens are working together to let voters in the city of Brooksville (FL) decide if they'd like to use instant runoff voting for city elections. They are collecting 492 voters' signatures to put the new system on the ballot in November.

May 11th 2008
Confusing ballot designs still plague elections
The Associated Press

The Associated Press reports, ballot designs are still confusing voters

May 5th 2008
Summer campaign guide
New York Times Upfront

FairVote's Adam Fogel discusses the surge in youth voter turnout in the presidential primaries.

May 2nd 2008
Voting Rights Are Too Important to Leave to the States
The New York Times

The New York Times' Adam Cohen makes the case for federal intervention in regulating elections to ensure equal voting rights for all.

April 30th 2008
Majority Rule at Last
Washington Monthly

The Brennan Center's Michael Waldman lays out the case for the National Popular Vote Plan for electing the president.

April 30th 2008
National vote plan would help New York
NewsDay

Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine explains why the National Popular Vote Plan is good for the state of New York.

April 27th 2008
Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail
Associated Press

The Associated Press reports, only 13 states are embracing technology and allowing troops station oversees to vote online

April 24th 2008
Weekend voting would improve electoral system
Leader-Telegram

Senator Kohl writes an op-ed piece in the Leader-Telegram in support of voting on the weekend

April 19th 2008
All who will be 18 by fall should get to vote
Concord Monitor

FairVote's Adam Fogel argues that New Hampshire's state parties should take the lead on giving eligible 17-year-olds the right to vote in their primary elections.

April 11th 2008
Secretary of state visits Broward elections office, gives Snipes good marks
Sun-Sentinel

New Florida Secretary of State received praise from state officials.

April 10th 2008
Improve Poll Worker Training and Get More Machines, Voting Rights Groups Tell Congress
Black America Web.com

Famous morning talk show personality, Tom Joyner, along with other voting advocates, urges Congress to mandate more training for poll workers and set a national voting standard.

April 10th 2008
Veterans Department Creates Roadblocks to Voter Registration for Injured Vets
AlterNet

Veterans, who put their lives on the line to defend the right to vote, can't register to vote because of roadblocks created by the Veterans Department.

March 26th 2008
New voting system eliminates runoffs at SFCC
The Independent Florida Alligator

Santa Fe Community College (FL) is the first community college which adopted IRV for its student elections. The new voting system has been successfully used for the first time.

March 19th 2008
Bill aims to join popular vote compact
The Providence Journal

FairVote Rhode Island advances the National Popular Vote Plan in the Ocean State.

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