October 1st 2000
The Perils of the Electoral College

FairVote's Steven Hill provides an explanation to why the Electoral College must be eliminated and how American democracy can improve through electoral reforms like direct election of the President through an instant runoff voting system.

September 1st 2000
A fairer system for voters
Boston Globe

Recent voter preference polls in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District make at least one thing obvious: The winner won't come close to winning a majority.

July 30th 2000
The 'Spoiler' Factor
Washington Post

July 30th 2000
The 'Spoiler' Factor

In this editorial, criticism over the current winner-take-all system is provided and explains that the 'spoiler problem' is a by-product of a broken system. Alternatives like instant runoff voting are discussed.

July 30th 2000
. . . The 'Spoiler' Factor
Washington Post

With Ralph Nader's nomination as the Green Party's presidential candidate and the likelihood that Pat Buchanan will win the Reform Party nomination, there is increasing talk about these candidates as potential "spoilers" in the presidential race.

July 24th 2000
Blanket primary has other solutions, and it's not Louisiana's

FairVote's Steven Hill criticizes unfair and inefficient primaries and presents solutions like instant runoff voting to remedy the problem.

July 24th 2000
Blanket primary has other solutions, and it's not Louisiana's
Roll Call

As we consider improvements to Congress, we also have to examine the process by which public officials are sent to Washington.

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.

July 22nd 2000
Letters to Editor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The two major parties would have one new cost, that of selecting their own nominees,-- a cost minor parties have had all along. But why should the public (including minor parties) foot the bill for the GOP and Democrats to select their nominees?

July 10th 2000
Politicians even shake down their own
Christian Science Monitor

Raising campaign funds today is done with near-religious fervor, as politicians shake down everyone from corporate CEOs and movie moguls to Christian PACs and Buddhist monks. But congressional leaders recently set a whole new standard - now they're s

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IRV Soars in Twin Cities, FairVote Corrects the Pundits on Meaning of Election Night '09
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers.  Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time—with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday’s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections;  the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections.

And as pundits try to make hay out of the national implications of Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections, Rob Richie in the Huffington Post concludes that the gubernatorial elections have little bearing on federal elections.

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