OHIO CONGRESSMAN DENNIS J. KUCINICH ENDORSES CAMPAIGN REFORM AND IRV

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who seeks the Democratic Party's nomination for president, on July 17 issued the following position that goes into detail about his support for instant runoff voting and full representation.


Considerations on Representative Government


Without McCain, Will Independents Turn Out?

FairVote's Steven Hill and Rob Richie discuss how the ideological void caused by limited choice at the polls and how John McCain's absence from the 2000 Presidential race may affect whether Independents turn out to vote.




Reclaiming Democracy in the 21st Century
Social Policy

Rob Richie, Steven Hill, and Caleb Kleppner lay out the FairVote agenda, including: instant runoff voting (IRV) to elect the president, proportional representation, emulating the Irish election system, and emphasizing the political viability of refor


Winning Fair Representation with Alternative Voting Systems
Southern Changes

Rob Richie explains how proportional representation can help elect more candidates from racial minorities.




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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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