June 1st 2006
Bob Carr sparkles at US themed hour
The Australian

Bob Carr interviews FairVote Board Member Hendrik Hertzberg and discusses the importance of FairVote's work on Electoral College Reform and the Program for Representative Government.

May 31st 2006
Assembly backs plan to give presidential votes on popular vote
Associated Press

The AP chimes in on the recent developments in California and discusses the frustration felt by Californians over a lack of attention in presidential elections.

May 31st 2006
Assembly Votes To Remove Electoral College
ABC7news

ABC News in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Diego covers the National Popular Vote campaign as it passes the California Assembly.

May 30th 2006
California seeks a brighter place in the sun in presidential election
Los Angeles Times

The LA Times covers the National Popular Vote Campaign highlighting all the major points and mentions FairVote Chair John Anderson.

May 15th 2006
Will Louisiana lead the nation?
OpEdNews

FairVote's Rob Richie comments on a bill in Louisiana could make the state the first of what promises to be dozens of states entering into the National Popular Vote agreement.

May 11th 2006
Louisiana should push for Electoral College reform
Bayou Buzz

FairVote's Rob Richie shows Louisiana has every reason to embrace a national popular vote rather than the current system that ignores the needs of its voters time and time again.

May 10th 2006
Electoral Vote Reform: Is It an Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Roll Call

Roll Call's Louis Jacobson looks into the National Popular Vote campaign in this article quoting FairVote's Rob Richie.

April 30th 2006
Election reform and changes to the Constitution
The Denver Post

FairVote's Rob Richie defends the National Popular Vote plan and the states' power to decide how to allocate presidential electors.

April 20th 2006
Cleisthenes Wept
Salt Lake City Weekly

Editor Ben Fulton highlights FairVote's reports and insights in endorsing a national popular vote for president.

April 19th 2006
Time to rethink presidential elections
The Denver Post

The National Popular Vote effort receives a qualified endorsement from The Denver Post

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Sierra Club National Popular Vote Resolution
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.