October 17th 2006
Measure O is Good for the Asian Community
Ming Pao Daily

A prominent Oakland resident endorses Measure O to implement instant runoff voting, touting cheaper, more positive elections with higher turnout especially among minority groups.

October 14th 2006
Editorial: A worthy experiment
Sacramento Bee

The Bee endorses advisory Measure L to bring choice voting to Davis, CA.

October 1st 2006
College Dropouts
American Prospect

This high profile article features Rob Richie on the National Popular Vote effort, and how under the current system, presidential candidates play a game of "nationwide hopscotch," paying attention only to the handful of states that could swing the

September 29th 2006
IRV: affirming political choice
Seattle TImes

A portrait of the Yes on Three campaign for instant runoff voting in Pierce County, Washington, including a profile of FairVote's Ryan Griffin, who apparently "resembles Thomas Jefferson."

September 24th 2006
Arnold should sign popular-vote bill
Los Angeles Daily News

FairVote board member Clay Mulford urges California to take the lead on embracing the National Popular Vote plan, which passed the Assembly and state Senate.

September 22nd 2006
Innovator Devises Way Around Electoral College
The New York Times

A profile of the National Popular Vote effort making serious headway in the states.

September 21st 2006
Gov. Can Help to Make Every Vote Count
Los Angeles Times

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has another chance to present himself as a reformer and champion of direct democracy, by signing the National Popular Vote bill in California.

September 21st 2006
You have no right to vote
Salon.com

A state law that required a photo ID to vote was declared unconstitutional in Missouri, but is yet another reminder that our right to vote is decided by the states, not the U.S. Constitution.

September 21st 2006
Choose it or lose it?
Sacramento News and Review

Choice voting would ensure majority rule in city council elections where large numbers of candidates run, according to this overview of the Measure L vote in Davis, CA.

August 24th 2006
Joe Lieberman's independent political test: genuine reform
McClatchy-Tribune News Service

FairVote Board Chair and 1980 independent presidential candidate John Anderson thinks Senate candidate Joe Lieberman could bolster his independent credentials by championing instant runoff voting and other reforms to boost voter choice.

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