FairVote California
270 Alvarado Rd.Berkeley, CA 94705
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Board Members
Pete MartineauDavid Wilner
Rob Dickinson
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California Reform Initiative
Best Methods for Representing California
December 6th 2002
Petition for new campus election methods finished
UC Davis' Green Party submitted a petition to the student governing body to implement instant runoff voting and proportional representation for student elections.November 25th 2002
Daily Standard
In this letter to the editor, an advocate of Californians for Electoral Reform points out that the remedy to the spoiler effect is not eliminating third parties, but abandoning the plurality voting in favor of instant runoff voting (IRV).November 25th 2002
Instant runoffs for the future
San Francisco Examiner
The advantages of instant runoff voting (IRV) to bolstering voter turnout and preventing the "spoiler effect," especially of Green Party success as it may interfere with electing Democrats, are noted in this article.November 19th 2002
Green Party at UC Davis Launches Diversity and Democracy Campaign
Press Release
UC Davis Green Party pushes for IRVNovember 10th 2002
'Safe Seats' Cheat the Voters
Los Angeles Times
Drawing new district lines to provide "safe" seats is harmful for California, as it is impossible to holds lawmakers accountable and create real competition.November 2nd 2002
Why state has few real races for House
San Jose Mercury News
FairVote's Larry Sabato comments on the lack of competitive House seats in the 2002 election, noting that San Jose residents have a better chance of affecting the race by donating money to a candidate in another part of the country than voting.[ Previous ] [ Next ]
Petition for new campus election methods finished
UC Davis' Green Party submitted a petition to the student governing body to implement instant runoff voting and proportional representation for student elections.November 25th 2002
Daily Standard
In this letter to the editor, an advocate of Californians for Electoral Reform points out that the remedy to the spoiler effect is not eliminating third parties, but abandoning the plurality voting in favor of instant runoff voting (IRV).November 25th 2002
Instant runoffs for the future
San Francisco Examiner
The advantages of instant runoff voting (IRV) to bolstering voter turnout and preventing the "spoiler effect," especially of Green Party success as it may interfere with electing Democrats, are noted in this article.November 19th 2002
Green Party at UC Davis Launches Diversity and Democracy Campaign
Press Release
UC Davis Green Party pushes for IRVNovember 10th 2002
'Safe Seats' Cheat the Voters
Los Angeles Times
Drawing new district lines to provide "safe" seats is harmful for California, as it is impossible to holds lawmakers accountable and create real competition.November 2nd 2002
Why state has few real races for House
San Jose Mercury News
FairVote's Larry Sabato comments on the lack of competitive House seats in the 2002 election, noting that San Jose residents have a better chance of affecting the race by donating money to a candidate in another part of the country than voting.[ Previous ] [ Next ]