December 13th 2000
Two easy ways to reform elections
Christian Science Monitor

The current electoral system severely hurt Al Gore's chances in the 2000 election, leading many to ponder the impacts of certain electoral reforms, such as instant-runoff voting.

December 8th 2000
Formula for a Fair Count
Grist

The plurality voting in US violates basic rules of fair and democratic elections, when despite receiving more of the popular vote, the candidate still loses.

December 6th 2000
Real vote total: A mythological figure
Cincinnati Post

This article notes both the impossibility of generating accurate voting totals and cites FairVote on the range of majorian voting regimes available.

November 23rd 2000
Instant Runoff Voting-We Like It!: Australians do it, Londoners do it, why can't we?
Hartford Advocate

The author describes instant runoff voting (IRV), that is now gathering interest in Vermont, New Mexico and Alaska, as a remedy for the lack of majority in the elections.

November 22nd 2000
Taking Back the Vote: Florida Fiasco Puts Radical Reforms on the Table
Village Voice

FairVote's Eric Olson speaks about the necessity of streamlining the voting process so "every vote counts," as this article offers alternatives to our first-past-the-post system.

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