April 19th 2007
A better way to vote
USA Today

Largest circulation newspaper in U.S. editorializes in favor of IRV.

April 17th 2007
Port Chester board move to settle voting rights suit
The Journal News

FairVote's Jack Santucci is quoted on Port Chester's (NY) move toward cumulative voting rights in a Voting Rights Act lawsuit.

April 16th 2007
Pileup

New Yorker essayist and FairVote Board member Hendrik Hertzberg comments on the dangerous stampede of states to the front of the presidential primary schedule, and the value of the National Popular Vote plan for creating fair presidential elections.

April 16th 2007
Ontario to vote on electoral system
The Globe & Mail

Ontario's Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform has sent mixed member proportional voting to referendum in a 94-8 vote.

April 14th 2007
Maryland Takes the Lead
The New York Times

The New York Times lauds the passage of NPV by Maryland.

April 12th 2007
In voting to end electoral college, Maryland dares to go where Schwarzenegger wouldn't
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times columnist urges California to follow in the footsteps of Maryland and pass national popular vote.

April 10th 2007
What's Right with Maryland
Editor's Cut (The Nation blog)

The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV.

April 10th 2007
O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College
The Washington Post

Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV.

April 9th 2007
Electoral College is Outdated
The Denver Post

The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation.

April 6th 2007
Initiative to Scrap Electoral College Gains Steam
Westport News

Westport News writes in support of NPV.

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