September 19th 2007
The manipulators are ready to tilt the next election
Seattle Times

Why Washington's Legislature should consider joining Maryland in the National Popular Vote compact and "respect the choice of the people in 2008."

September 13th 2007
Failing Electoral College
The Nation

FairVote executive director Rob Richie explains how the National Popular Vote plan is the solution to the gross inequalities of the Electoral College system.

September 9th 2007
A most undemocratic reform
San Francisco Chronicle

The absurdities inherent in the congressional district method of allocating California's electoral votes.

September 6th 2007
A voting misunderstanding
Vallejo Times-Herald

A letter to the editor clearing up a common misconception regarding the National Popular Vote compact.

September 6th 2007
Proposed reform of Electoral College wouldn't make voting any more fair
San Jose Mercury News

FairVote executive director Rob Richie skewers the congressional district system for awarding electoral votes.

September 6th 2007
A perpetual campaign
Rocky Mountain News

Another in the growing tidal wave of editorials backing reform to the presidential primary process.

September 5th 2007
Acting alone in presidential electoral reform is unwise
San Jose Mercury News

An editorial condemning the "naked politics masquerading as reform" in the effort to allocate California's electoral votes by congressional district.

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.

September 2nd 2007
How to divvy up state's electoral votes?
San Diego Union Tribune

A primer on the rival methods of allocating electoral votes in California, featuring analysis from FairVote.

August 30th 2007
Stealing the 2008 Vote
TomPaine.com

If you thought Tom DeLay's Texas gerrymandering scam in 2003 was bad, just wait. Now partisans are seeking to steal the 2008 presidential election.

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WHEREAS, the mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet through grassroots participation in politics and government; and

WHEREAS,  presidential candidates focus their efforts and resources only in battleground states.

WHEREAS, two-thirds of the states receive little to no attention in a competitive presidential election.

THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sierra Club supports National Popular Vote state legislation that will elect the President of the United States by popular vote.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Sierra Club supports election of the President of the United States by direct popular vote.