October 30th 2002
Voting technology: Will the chads still hang?

FairVote's Rashad Robinson contends that there needs to be more training and outreach to the younger population to replace the older poll-worker community and increase civil participation.

October 17th 2002
Former Felons Have a Right to Vote

Felon disenfranchisement is an archiac practice that must be banned in order to provide ex-felons with their deserved civil liberities and allow them to have a voice in elections.

February 7th 2002
Reintegrate ex-cons by restoring voting rights
Baltimore Sun

FairVote's Eric Olson co-authored this piece on voting rights for ex-felons and pending legislation in the Maryland Assembly.

November 19th 2001
For A Voting Rights Amendment
The Nation

November 7th 2001
One year after Florida debacle: Jesse Jackson Jr. presses for fundamental election reforms
THENATION.com

In light of the 2000 election, FairVote's board member and Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. demands election reforms, such as instant runoff voting (IRV) and a constitutional right to vote (RTV).

September 20th 2001
A Civic Act

FairVote's Chair John B. Anderson encourages New Yorkers to return to the polls in order to elect the candidate that will be most beneficial for the post 9/11 reshaping of the city.

August 27th 2001
A Right to Vote
The American Prospect

July 22nd 2001
Forum: Is 'young voter' and oxymoron
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 15th 2001
Progress on Election Reform

Democratic and Republican senators have joined forces to pass a bill that would reform voting practices and standards during elections.

March 23rd 2001
Voting rights restored to ex-felons in NM, activity in MD

There is a great deal going on in the field of voting rights, as many of you know quite well from direct involvement in debates and struggles involving the Census, redistricting, post-Florida electoral reform and more.

February 1st 2001
Some Students Discouraged From Registering in Durham
Primary Monitor

January 30th 2001
Let's Simplify Voting

Electronic voting machines are susceptible to tampering and are very complex argues Andrew Humm in support of verifiable paper trails.

January 23rd 2001
New weight for voting rights
Capital Times

Article about Rep. McKinney and voting rights.

January 1st 2000
A Third Choice
Washington Post

The race dilemma exists in everything from prestigious appointments to university admissions but perhaps most clearly in democracy's most basic tenet: the right to cast a vote and have it count.

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