FairVote - Torres Supports American Plan

June 16th 2004
Special Report- Democracy in America: Does Your Vote Matter
Business Week

June 1st 2004
Primary Campaigns
The Joyce Foundation

CVD conducts a survey in Illinois to determine the way people vote in primary elections.

April 7th 2004
Top-two primary is a horrible idea
North County Times

FairVote's Steven Hill discuss the shortcomings of California's new primary system.

March 23rd 2004
Kerry Needs Civil Rights Agenda
Chicago Sun-Times

March 15th 2004
Suffrage Suffers in the Land of Rights
Los Angeles Times

March 15th 2004
Democrats should lead on electoral reform
Working for Change

FairVote's Steven Hill and Rob Richie look at the flaws in the democratic primary process and the best methods to fix them.

March 2nd 2004
Primary Solutions
Baltimore Sun

The primary schedule manages to eliminate the majority of the population from elected a candidate and alienates voters at the same time.

January 1st 2001
Flunk the Electoral College, Pass Instant Runoffs
The Progressive

FairVote president John B. Anderson advocates national direct election of the U.S. president with IRV

July 22nd 2000
IRV for Primaries

FairVote member Janet Anderson writes a Letter to the Editor describing the advantages of using instant runoff voting to eliminate the need for messy primaries.

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Home. > Presidential Elections Reform > Resources > Presidential Primaries > FairVote's Favorite -- The American Plan > Support for the American Plan > Torres Supports American Plan
	CA Democratic Chair Art Torres Speaks Up for The American Plan FairVote's favorite presidential primary reform plan - The American Plan - gained momentum this week as California Democratic Party chair Art Torres mentioned the plan at the DNC Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling. The commission is unlikely to support such a sweeping change but the fact that commissioner Torres brought the plan to their attention bodes well for its future. FairVote's executive director Rob Richie recently spoke to former Republican Senator Bill Brock. He chaired a 1999 RNC commission that recommended adoption of a broad primary change called the Delaware plan. This plan, however, was never brought to a vote at the GOP's 2000 convention. Sen. Brock was interested in the American Plan and seemed to support any substantial change to the broken system in place today. Stay tuned as FairVote and other primary reform activists continue to push for this important and substantial change, one that would give more voters a say in their party's presidential candidate. [see details of The American Plan]	June 16th 2004 Special Report- Democracy in America: Does Your Vote Matter Business Week June 1st 2004 Primary Campaigns The Joyce Foundation CVD conducts a survey in Illinois to determine the way people vote in primary elections. April 7th 2004 Top-two primary is a horrible idea North County Times FairVote's Steven Hill discuss the shortcomings of California's new primary system. March 23rd 2004 Kerry Needs Civil Rights Agenda Chicago Sun-Times March 15th 2004 Suffrage Suffers in the Land of Rights Los Angeles Times March 15th 2004 Democrats should lead on electoral reform Working for Change FairVote's Steven Hill and Rob Richie look at the flaws in the democratic primary process and the best methods to fix them. March 2nd 2004 Primary Solutions Baltimore Sun The primary schedule manages to eliminate the majority of the population from elected a candidate and alienates voters at the same time. January 1st 2001 Flunk the Electoral College, Pass Instant Runoffs The Progressive FairVote president John B. Anderson advocates national direct election of the U.S. president with IRV July 22nd 2000 IRV for Primaries FairVote member Janet Anderson writes a Letter to the Editor describing the advantages of using instant runoff voting to eliminate the need for messy primaries. [ Previous ] [ Next ]