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New York Articles: November 7th 2009Voting Equipment and the Way Elections Are Run New York Times Rob Richie's letter to the editor on the dangers of the consolidation of the voting equipment industry -- placed in contrast to one of the leaders of that same industry.October 19th 2009 Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American! Huffington Post President of Air America Media, Mark Green, explains why Instant Runoff Voting, Automatic Registration and Mandatory Voting are not only important but could lead to a more democratic society.October 18th 2009 Reforming runoffs could boost turnout Crain's New York Business State Sen. Liz Krueger says instant runoff voting would reduce spending, negative campaigning and boost turnout.October 16th 2009 Haven't Detroit voters spoken enough? Livingston Daily In Detroit, there have been three mayors in the past two years and the current one has come under scrutiny. Perhaps a system like instant runoff voting will help bring political stability to motor city. October 15th 2009 Instant runoff voting will save money but not raise turnout YourNabe.com Candidate Lynne Serpe of New York's 22nd district wants the city to use IRV because it will make elections more democratic.October 15th 2009 Instant runoffs could curb negative ads Crain's New York Business State Senator Liz Krueger of New York says that IRV would cut down on negative ads and raise voter turnout.October 6th 2009 City of 8 Million Was a Ghost Town at the Polls New York Times As turnout numbers for New York City's primary runoffs dwindle, IRV is being taken seriously as an alternative.September 10th 2009 The Business of Voting Machines The New York Times The New York Times Editorial Board agrees with FairVote that voting machines should be owned and managed by the public.August 13th 2009 An Official Right to Vote The New York Times FairVote's Adam Fogel responds to a New York Times Editorial about felon disenfranchisement.July 24th 2009 The Right Way to Register Voters The New York Times Editorial by the New York Times comes out in support of efforts now underway in the US Senate to modernize voter registration practices so that we "live up to the ideal of the founders of a nation governed with the consent of the governed."July 20th 2009 Looking Abroad For Answers On Voter Registration National Journal Recent studies by the Brennan Center and U.S. PIRG show the need for universal voter registration in the U.S.July 2nd 2009 Reforming Albany New York Times FairVote's Rob Richie responds in a letter to the editor making the case for proportional voting systems to bring substantive reform to New York's legislature.June 29th 2009 Register Everybody Roll Call Editorial declares that the U.S. government needs to start taking a more proactive approach to voter registration in order to live up to the standards that other countries have set.June 22nd 2009 Modernizing the vote The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board endorses universal voter registration.June 13th 2009 Registration And Voting On Same Day Sought in D.C. The Washington Post The D.C. City Council considers a variety of election reforms, including same day registration, advance registration for 16-year-olds and 17-year-old primary voting. |
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