Election Reform

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Instant Runoff Voting on Election Day 2009: Wins, Losses and the Long-Term Trajectory of Reform

Rob Richie | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: St. Paul, Instant Runoff Voting, Gov. Jon Corzine, Minneapolis, Choice Voting, Election Reform, Voting Reform, Aspen Colorado, Politics News

Tuesday's elections brought direct advances for IRV in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with disappointments in places like Aspen.

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Time to Change the Game for Airline and Railroad Workers

Edward Wytkind | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Election Reform, Elections, National Mediation Board, Airline Unions, Railroads, Union Elections, Railroad Unions, Unions, Labor Unions, Airlines, Business News

Unionization in the airline industry has slowed. Why? Union-busting campaigns are alive and well because current election policy encourages employer-run voter suppression campaigns.

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Longmont Elections Show Need for Transparency

Michael D. Brown | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Transparency, Campaign Finance Reform, Longmont-Election-Committee, Mccain-Feingold, Election Reform, Denver News

Drama is playing out in Longmont, where campaign laws thought to prevent corruption by limiting expenditures and contributions is instead corrupting free speech.

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Mad Hatters Don't Have Monopoly on Patriotism

David Segal | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, Providence Journal, Voting Rights, Progressives, Immigration, Rhode Island, Tea Party, Labor Unions, Providence, History, Dorr Rebellion, Politics News

In Rhode Island, it was left-leaning patriots, in the form of labor activists, immigrants, and suffragists, who propelled Rhode Island towards the ratification of its constitution in 1842.

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Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!

Mark Green | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Elections, Democracy, Voter Registration, Voting, Election Reform, New York City Public Advocate, Instant Runoff Voting, Fairvote, Voter Turnout, New York News

If you have an election where the winner gets four percent of the eligible electorate, is that a functioning democracy? I just lost such a runoff contest in New York City.

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California Joins National Move to Voter Pre-Registration

Rob Richie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Voter Registration, Election Reform, Pre-Registration, Voting Reform, Youth Politics, Politics News

With Schwarzenegger's signature, California becomes the eighth state to allow 16 or 17 year olds to pre-register, with registrations automatically becoming active when they reach voting age.

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Obama, McCain Lawyers Unite for Election Reform

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Democracy Index, Obama, Mccain, Yale, Politics News

Policymakers need solid, comparative data to referee the inevitable fights that take place between reformers, parties, candidates and election administrators over whether the system is working.

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Expanding Voter Participation: The Roadmap is Clear

Page Gardner | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unmarried Women Voters, Election Reform, Women's Issues, Women Voters, Voters, Voting, Politics News

The other side of the story is that 79 million eligible Americans did not vote. Forty-four million of these non-voters were not registered, and another four million were discouraged from voting.

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Chicago's Special Election is a Waste: Fill Vacancies in One Election, Not Two

Dan Johnson-Weinberger | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Election Reform, Rahm Emanuel Replacement, Illinois Special Election, Matt Reichel, Mike Quigley, Rosanna Pulido, Mike Quigley Congress, Illinois Fifth District Race, Chicago Special Election, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

The special general election is a waste of time, money and resources. Taxpayers will shell out almost $2 million when the result has been a foregone conclusion for a month.

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American Voting System Still Broken

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Election Reform, Election 2008, Editorial, 2008 Election, Why Tuesday, Politics News

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, goes the expression. Well, according to the New York Times, the American voting system is broken. So let's fix it. Fo...

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Bravo, Blago! A Primer in Pay to Play

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, Pay to Play, Obama, Scandal, Rod Blagojevich, Blago, Politics News

Drooling over Obama's Senate seat makes you look far less the leader of the Land of Lincoln, and more like a spoiled rich kid who inherited a prestigious family heirloom and put it on Craigslist.

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The Case for the College Voters

Matthew Segal | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, College Students, Matthew Segal, Student Association for Voter Empowerment, Election Protection, Youth Vote, College Voters, Student Vote, Student Voters, Kenyon College, Voting Rights, Voting Problems, 2008 Election, Young Voters, Election Reform, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Politics News

It seems young voters will turn out in record numbers this year, yet there are those who, after all these years, are still trying to pull the reins from us when it comes to our franchise.

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Citizens Denied the Vote: Expand Registration Grace Period To Election Day

Dan Johnson-Weinberger | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Election Reform, Democracy, 2008 Election, Voting, Same Day Voter Registration, Illinois Voter Registration, Robin Kelly, James Meeks, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Voter Registration Deadlines, Illinois Voters, Chicago News

Let's extend our registration grace period through election day in 2010 and stop excluding citizens from voting.

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Concerns Over Election Accuracy

Naperville Sun | Bill Mego | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Election Reform, DuPage County Election Commission, Election 2008, Illinois Politics, DuPage County, Chicago News

Three months ago, I first asked the DuPage County Election Commission if it would publicly explain to our many concerned readers, in a column or an op...

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WATCH>> Hollywood Actress Stars in "Famous PSA" on Why You Should Vote

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Kirsten Dunst, Election Reform, Get Out the Vote, Why Tuesday, Dunst Why Teusday, Kisten Dunst Vote, Dunst Vote, Kirsten Vote, Kirsten, Celebrity Vote, Dunst, Psa Vote, Voting, Home News

A famous actress gives her perspective about voting in this new get-out-the-vote PSA from whytuesday.org. Because democracy is about getting your views on governance recognized.

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Study: Driving On Election Day Could Be Hazardous To Your Health

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Jama, Election Reform, Driving, Barack Obama, Why Tuesday, Health, John McCain, Study, Civil Rights, Home News

Redelmeier compared the number of crashes, injuries and deaths on Election Day Tuesday to the Tuesdays before and after.

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Competition is Central to Genuine Democracy

Bob Barr | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Competition, Bob Barr, Election Reform, Libertarian Party, 2008 Election, Civil Rights, Election Law, Politics News

Republicans and Democrats lock arms against everyone else -- they are dedicated to preserving the two-party control and avoiding a competition of ideas.

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WATCH>> Obama, Biden Election Reform

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Weekend Voting, Vote, Barack Obama, Why Tuesday, Joe Biden, Home News

Now they're running-mates, but last October Obama told me he supported the idea of weekend voting to increase voter participation and Biden said he wouldn't necessarily support it.

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WATCH>> Al Franken and Norm Coleman Debate Tuesday Voting on YouTube

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 09.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Senate, Minnesota, Senator, Why Tuesday, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Home News

"I think voting on the weekend is a great idea, even though that means standing up to the powerful Tuesday lobby."

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WATCH>> Bob Barr Doesn't Know Why We Vote On Tuesday

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Texas, Election Reform, Congress, nn08, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Why Tuesday, Austin, Bob Barr, Home News

"I'll tell you, we need to do something, and we need to do a lot of different things, and changing the voting day is one of the things we need to do. I would sign such legislation."

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WATCH>> Pelosi, Gore Like Weekend Voting Idea

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Weekend Voting, Netroots Nation, Lloyd Doggett, Why Tuesday, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, nn08, Home News

At Netroots Nation, Gore and Pelosi speak out on the Weekend Voting Act.

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WATCH>> Congressman Rallies Support Online To Update Voting Laws

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Steve Israel, Election Reform, Congress, Weekend Voting Act, Vote, Why Tuesday, Home News

U.S. Rep. Steve Israel hits the streets of D.C. and the halls of the Capitol to ask a simple question, which most members of Congress can't answer: Why do we vote on Tuesday?

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Campaign 2008: The Electoral College

Bob Burnett | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Electoral College, Barack Obama, Election Reform, Election 2008, Politics News

According to the latest polls, if the election were held today: Obama would receive 260 electoral votes, McCain would get 240, and the remaining 38 are too close to call.

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WATCH: HBO "Recount" People Set Up Original Florida Voting Machines

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.28.2008 | Home

Read More: The Grove, Election Reform, Films, Vote, Why Tuesday, Hbo, Los Angeles, Florida, Recount, 2000, Home News

They're ba-ack! The infamous Election 2000 Votomatic reappeared in L.A. this afternoon, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Were they any less confusing in L.A. than they were in Broward County?

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Election Mail Fraud? Not Here, Says Postal Service

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Jacob Soboroff, Election Reform, Democratic Primary, Vote, Absentee Ballot, Polling Place, Why Tuesday, Voters, Vote-by-Mail, Election, Oregon, Home News

Oregon votes entirely by mail. This week I met with United States Postal Service Communications Program Specialist Larry H. Dozier to learn more.

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