FairVote - Presidential Elections Reform

Everyone's vote should be equal when electing the president, no matter where they live. FairVote is a leader in the campaign to establish a national popular vote for president, and recommends that political parties establish a schedule and rules to promote all states having a meaningful vote in nomination contests.

FairVote Makes Media Push

Time to reform our primaries

Rob Richie FairVote's coalition effort to improve our presidential nomination system, Fix The Primaries, was profilied by The Nation's John Nichols, and FairVote staff have graced the pages of newspapers and journals all across the country as primary season heats up. It's a great time to talk about instant runoff voting over plurality voting, why the parties often use proportional representation to allocate delegates, a sensible primary schedule and more.

FairVote executive director Rob Richie is also barnstorming the airwaves with frequent appearances on radio, talking about what the primaries really mean for our democracy. Listen to an interview and watch a special TV series below.

[FairVote Election Guide: Understanding Super Tuesday] NEW!
[ Our Latest Email Media Update ]
[ The Nation on FixThePrimaries.com ]
[ The DesMoines Register quotes Rob Richie ]
[ FairVote on TV Series American Crossroads ]
[ Democracy Now interviews Rob Richie on frontloading of primaries ]
[ Rob Richie Does KPFK Pacifica Radio ]

Presidential Elections: Iowa Votes and New Jersey Joins National Popular Vote Movement

Even as Iowans convened for the first presidential nomination contest of the 2008 presidential elections, the state of New Jersey took a big step toward joining Maryland in the National Popular Vote compact. The New Jersey state senate handily passed the plan, following a successful vote in its state assembly. Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to sign the bill.

Iowa's contest launches a presidential nomination season that FairVote and many others believe should -- and easily could -- be reformed. See our FixThePrimaries.com website.

FairVote Featured in TV News Special on Primaries

FairVote's Rob Richie is a featured analyst in Hearst-Argyle Television's special on reforming the presidential primary process that is airing on local news stations around the nation as the candidates gear up for the Iowa caucuses. Airing in several episodes, the special can be viewed on-line with bonus footage allowing analysts to explain plans in detail. Richie is the main speaker in discussions of the American Plan and a national primary.

FairVote's Fix the Primaries project is gathering increased attention, given the problems associated with the current process and the opportunity for parties to overhaul the system before 2012.

[ Hearst-Argyle news special ]
[ FixThePrimaries.com ]
[ FairVote's presidential reform program ]

Watch the Iowa Caucus Unfold

FairVote's 2008 Couch Pundit Event in DC Metro Area

Couch Pundit Event On Thursday, January 3, come participate in a MeetUp on presidential election reform and learn about the National Popular Vote campaign.

Hear experts discuss the caucus results from a reform perspective. Does our nominating process work?

Enjoy a big screen TV and $3.00 pints!

The fun starts at 8:00pm at the Big Hunt, 1345 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC.

[ FixThePrimaries.com ]

[ Previous ] [ Next ]

Presidential Elections Inequality Report

August 10th 2009
Commentary: A cure for the political nomination process
Cleveland Plain Dealer

FairVote's Rob Richie and Paul Fidalgo offer a way to give everyone a say in presidential nominations while retaining the valuable state-by-state evaluation process. This piece also ran in McClatchy's newswire.

July 13th 2009
Albatross of U.S. democracy
Indianapolis Star

FairVote research is cited in support of the National Popular Vote plan in Indiana, because "every vote cast for president should be equally important and equally coveted, whether it originates in California, Connecticut or Crawfordsville."

July 9th 2009
Winner-take-all can elect a second-place president
San Diego Union-Tribune

The founder of National Popular Vote lays out the shortcomings and injustices of the Electoral College system, and shows why the National Popular Vote plan is the right solution.

May 17th 2009
Why states should adopt the National Popular Vote plan for president
San Diego Union-Tribune

FairVote's Rob Richie writes that the Electoral College deepens political inequality, and explains why the National Popular Vote plan is our best opportunity to ensure that every vote for president is equally valued.

May 14th 2009
Let's Make Every Vote Count
The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation magazine, highlights FairVote's research in an important piece on the "broad support" growing in the states for the National Popular Vote plan to elect the president.