A people's democratic platform
The Nation

Three contributions to a collection of writings about the Democratic Platform. Lani Guinier calls for full representation, "Granny D" Haddock calls for instant runoff voting and electoral reform and Jamin Raskin calls for a right to vote in the Const


How to Have Fewer, Better Elections

Fairvote's Caleb Kleppner explains how an instant runoff voting system can eliminate the hastle of successive runoffs.





Lessons from an Election Fiasco
PR Newswire

Reacting to the 2000 election fiasco, Douglas Amy addresses the outdated electoral college and the problem of the spoiler effect.


January 2000 Commentaries



Nirvana's Novoselic on tour for new book and CVD

A new book by FairVote board member Krist Novoselic promotes instant runoff voting and other electoral reforms.


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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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