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Florida Articles: September 27th 2009Giving teens a civic voice The Fayetteville Observer In January, North Carolina will become the third state to implement FairVote-endorsed youth preregistration.September 26th 2009 Instant runoff voting (IRV) has come to the fore in Long Beach. Press-Telegram Letter to the editor: explains why Long Beach, FL would be better off with IRV rather than their current runoff system. August 11th 2009 More Quitters (R-Fla., R-Tex.) Washington Post Washington Post editorial bemoans the fact that over a quarter of the nation is represented in the Senate by people that no one elected.June 29th 2009 Register Everybody Roll Call Editorial declares that the U.S. government needs to start taking a more proactive approach to voter registration in order to live up to the standards that other countries have set.June 28th 2009 Voting rights: Time for new thinking, not rehashed ideas Sun Sentinel Mr. Guy examines why new ideas and legislation are needed to ensure minority voting rights after the recent Supreme Court Ruling on Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.May 21st 2009 Herbkersman, Richie: Time to run off runoffs The State Runoffs after primaries can mean big plunges in voter turnout. Rob Richie and SC State Rep. Bill Herbkersman explain how IRV can achieve both majority consensus and eliminate separate, expensive runoffs. May 16th 2009 High schoolers get a lesson in voting The Gainesville Sun High school voter registration efforts have increased and improved in light of Florida's uniform voter registration age of 16 years-old.May 14th 2009 Let's Make Every Vote Count The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation magazine, highlights FairVote's research in an important piece on the "broad support" growing in the states for the National Popular Vote plan to elect the president. May 5th 2009 Larry R. Bradley and Rob Richie: To increase voter turnout, try a more efficient election process Omaha World-Herald Op-ed by author Larry Bradley and FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie on why Omaha should dump its low turnout primaries in favor of instant runoff voting.April 19th 2009 Why not voters' education for teens? The Knoxville News Sentinel Jack McElroy makes the case for 16-year-old advance registration and civics ed classes for Tennessee youth.April 19th 2009 Making the District More of a Democracy The Washington Post FairVote's Adam Fogel shows how Washington, DC can move toward the goal of universal voter registration before it receives a vote in Congress. April 11th 2009 Reviving the Motor Voter Law The New York Times The New York Times Editorial Board urges the Justice Department to enforce "motor voter" and asks Congress to enact universal voter registration.April 9th 2009 States Move to Create Culture of Voter Engagement through Preregistration TPM Caf� Project Vote's Erin Ferns highlights FairVote's effort to pass 16 and 17-year-old pre-registration bills in Rhode Island and California.April 1st 2009 High school registrants keep voting drive alive Florida Times-Union Duval County Elections Supervisor Jerry Holland takes advantage of Florida's 16-year-old pre-registration policy by registering nearly half of eligible students during a three-day drive.March 18th 2009 Still Broken The New York Times The New York Times Editorial Board endorses a range of election reforms, including universal voter registration and national standards for election administration. [ Next ] |
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