• Statement in Support of the Voter Empowerment Act (HR 5799)

  May 18, 2012

  The Voter Empowerment Act recognizes the obligation of Congress to uphold voting rights for all American citizens. FairVote applauds the 123 U.S. House Members who sponsored the bill, and we call for a greater commitment from Congress to treat the right to vote as an American value.

• FairVote Reformer April 2012

  April 5, 2012

   It’s income tax season in the United States, and always a good time to think about the basic values of our nation: taxation demands representation, and government is grounded in the consent of the governed. We believe our electoral rules exclude too many Americans from fair representation in government and a fair voice in our elections

• FairVote Report Highlights 'Dubious' Elections in Illinois

  March 22, 2012

• Romney Delegate Total Nearly Matches Total if All Contests Winner-Take-All

  March 15, 2012

  Contrary to conventional wisdom, current projected delegate totals for frontrunner Mitt Romney are far closer to what they would have been if every state had used a winner-take-all rule for allocating delegates than if they had used proportional allocation of delegates.

• FairVote Reformer February 2012

  February 24, 2012

  Many great things happened in the month of February. See the highlights in our most recent e-newsletter!

  • Oscar: Rank Your Choices
  • FairVote Featured in High Profile Media
  • Ranked Choice Voting Earns Strong Support
  • Honor John Anderson and Double your Donation
  • Primary Season Resources--And Please Vote!
  • Question of the Month

   

• FairVote Reformer January 2012

  January 31, 2012

  Welcome to 2012! It's a big election year, and there's no shortage of elections to track and reform ideas to explain. We're the nation's go-to resource when it comes to big thinking about election reform - certainly there's rarely been a better time for out-of-the-box approaches to stand up for American votes and our democracy. This issue features: Fair Vote 20th Anniversary- and a Salute to John Anderson, Your Primary Resource: 2012 Election Marathon Underway, Fair Voting Plans for Congress: There is a better way, 84th Academy Awards Showcase Ranked Choice Voting, Question of the Month

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