November 8th 1997
Shhh... Don't Wake the Voters

FairVote Chair John B. Anderson argues that implementing a proportional voting system would save the American public from the current political depression and increase voter turnout.

November 5th 1997
A Cheaper, Better Way than Run-Offs

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is the solution for the fiscally frugal voter and for fair elections contend FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill.

November 5th 1997
Did Christie Whitman Really Win? IRV Knows

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill contend that using the instant runoff voting (IRV) method in the New Jersey gubernatorial race would have resulted in a different winner.

November 3rd 1997
Senate Hearing on Campaign Problems

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill report their findings that show money does not necessarily predict the outcome of elections, rather the district's presidential vote is the key determinant.

October 29th 1997
Majority Rule: As Easy As 1-2-3

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that the U.S. can eliminate the problems caused by winner-take-all elections by adopting an instant runoff voting system (IRV).

October 7th 1997
Forging a Living Democracy

Fairvote's Rob Ritchie and John Anderson comment on upcoming elections and some of the important issues to consider. Among them is the implementation of instant runoff voting.

August 9th 1997
Money Doesn't Buy Love -- And Perhaps Not Most Elections

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill report their findings that show money does not necessarily predict the outcome of elections, rather the district's presidential vote is the key determinant.

July 11th 1997
Case Closed: The Move to Fair Elections in Mexico and Elsewhere

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that the winner-take-all elections in Mexico need to be replaced by proportional voting systems to ensure fair elections.

June 9th 1997
'Complicated' Is In the Eye of the Beholder

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that winner-take-all elections in any country end in distorted results and need to be replaced by proportional voting systems.

June 1st 1996
The Progressive Case for Proportional Representation
Social Policy

Extended commentary from FairVote's Rob Richie and New America Foundation's Steven Hill discusses the implications of proportional representation for progressives.

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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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