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South Carolina Articles: October 14th 2009The simple solution is to vote The Post and Courier Mount Pleasant Mayoral candidates aren't happy with the electoral system, with three candidates, it is likely the winner will win with less than a majority. IRV could help places like Mount Pleasant come out with a clear majority if they would adopt May 21st 2009 Herbkersman, Richie: Time to run off runoffs The State Runoffs after primaries can mean big plunges in voter turnout. Rob Richie and SC State Rep. Bill Herbkersman explain how IRV can achieve both majority consensus and eliminate separate, expensive runoffs. April 27th 2008 Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail Associated Press The Associated Press reports, only 13 states are embracing technology and allowing troops station oversees to vote onlineApril 3rd 2008 RNC looks to fix 2012 primaries The Washington Times An RNC committee approved a proposal to fix the Republican presidential primary process for 2012.January 31st 2008 Let's Have Instant Runoffs Memphis Flyer Op. ed from Shelby County (TN) commissioner Steven Mulroy advocating instant runoff voting to replace Memphis' expensive city runoff elections.January 28th 2008 The hunt for delegates San Jose Mercury News FairVote's Ryan O'Donnell comments on the impending delegate count and the need for reform in the presidential primary process.January 6th 2008 Caucuses will face attacks before 2012 DeMoines Register FairVote's Rob Richie is quoted in this story covering various attempts by the parties to fix the malfunctioning primary schedule.December 18th 2007 An opportunity to dump the electoral college NJ.com Columnist Frank Askin writes about the National Popular Vote plan, and why the time has come to dump the Electoral College.November 1st 2007 Fixing The Primary Scramble National Journal As part of National Journal's "Insider Interviews" series, Ryan O'Donnell talks about the primary scheduling debacle and what can be done to fix it.October 4th 2007 Over Before It is Done LA City Beat Columnist Andrew Gumbel shows support for the American Plan to repair our broken presidential primaries.October 1st 2007 Electoral College Reform? Washington Lawyer A thorough look at the ins and out of the Electoral College, featuring insight from FairVote chairman John Anderson in this cover story.September 26th 2007 Raucous system seems immune to change San Francisco Chronicle FairVote's Ryan O'Donnell and members of the Fix the Primaries coalition shed light on the "mess of a presidential nominating system."September 2nd 2007 The Primary Problem The New York Times An editorial call to fix the primaries system, with a particular nod to the FairVote-backed American Plan.August 26th 2007 Primary jockeying puts uncertainty in election landscape San Diego Union Tribune With the 2008 presidential election year just months away, states continue elbowing each other to get their primaries or caucuses closer to the front of the nomination line.August 24th 2007 Christmas politics? Bradenton Herald A Florida paper adds to the growing choir of discontent over chaos of the presidential primary system. |
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