FairVote - A Few States Wins

July 19th 2004
Usurping the Voters
Washington Post

June 22nd 2004
Presidential Elections Should Be for All of Us
OP-EDNEWS.com

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that there need to be electoral reforms, specifically with the electoral college and runoffs, in order for voter preference to be heard.

April 22nd 2004
Green Party hopeful aims to take White House
Deseret Morning News (UT)

Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb supports IRV.

January 1st 2004
Claiming Democracy: A State Network to Support the Right to Vote
National Civic Review

November 18th 2002
True representation in a democracy
The Oregonian

Author suggests a form of proportional representation that is worthy of debate, if not support.

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	A Few States to Win Based on the current allocation of electoral votes, a candidate could win the presidency with electoral majorities in only 11 states. Conversely, a candidate could win every vote in 40 states and still lose the presidency. The 11 States that can elect the President (Electoral Votes in parenthesis): California (55), Texas (34), New York (31), Florida (27), Illinois (21), Pennsylvania (21), Ohio (20), Michigan (17), Georgia (15), New Jersey (15), North Carolina (15). Total: 271 Electoral Votes. Constitutional Residence State Size Special Interests State Legislatures Unlucky Luck Ignoring Your Vote More Options Vague Values Electoral Replacements Electoral Tie Favorite Son Effect Electoral College Table of Contents	July 19th 2004 Usurping the Voters Washington Post June 22nd 2004 Presidential Elections Should Be for All of Us OP-EDNEWS.com FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that there need to be electoral reforms, specifically with the electoral college and runoffs, in order for voter preference to be heard. April 22nd 2004 Green Party hopeful aims to take White House Deseret Morning News (UT) Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb supports IRV. January 1st 2004 Claiming Democracy: A State Network to Support the Right to Vote National Civic Review November 18th 2002 True representation in a democracy The Oregonian Author suggests a form of proportional representation that is worthy of debate, if not support. [ Previous ] [ Next ]