Voting Reform

Think You Have the Right to Vote? Not So Much!

Craig Newmark | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Youth Vote, Early Voting, Vote, Latino Voters, Voter Registration, Voting Rights, Voters, Infographic, Voting Reform, Politics News
Craig Newmark

2012-04-02-Capture.JPG Voter Suppression is happening across the U.S. as restrictive voting laws are being both introduced and passed.

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The Conspiracy to Expand Democracy

Eunice Hyon Min Rho | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Voter Registration, Voter Suppression, Paul Wellstone, Voter ID, Voting Rights, Voting Reform, Voting Problems, Voting, Politics News
Eunice Hyon Min Rho

The ACLU, along with its partners, recently sued the State of Georgia for denying lower-income and disabled voters the opportunity to participate in our democracy.

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The Democracy Restoration Act: Creating a Broader and More Just Base of Voter Participation

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Voting Rights, Voting Reform, Democracy Restoration Act, Voting Problems, Voter Reform, Voting, Disfranchisement, Bv-Politics, Politics News
Deborah J. Vagins

The Democracy Restoration Act would strengthen our democracy by creating a broader and more just base of voter participation. No citizen should be denied their right to vote due to a past criminal conviction.

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Would Proposed Michigan Laws Restrict Voting Rights?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Michigan Voting Laws, Voter ID Laws, Voting Laws Michigan, Naacp Voter Rights, Minority Voting, Voting Reform, Voter Registration Michigan, Absentee Ballots Michigan, Video, Detroit News

Prospective Michigan voters might have trouble getting their ballots after the state Senate votes on two bills that would change the procedures for vo...

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Irish Presidential Election With Instant Runoff Voting: Voter Choice Without "Spoilers"

Rob Richie | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Ireland, Ranked Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Electoral College, Election Reform, Elections, Voting Reform, Voting, World News
Rob Richie

We're approaching a time where states and cities will have an easy decision to make: uphold majority rule in one election or keep a plurality voting system that delivers questionable results and broken politics.

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Turning Back the Clock in Florida

Erika Wood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Reform, Rick Scott, Florida Voting, Voting Reform, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Ex Felon Voting Ban, Felon Vote, Politics News
Erika Wood

In less than an hour, Florida Governor Rick Scott denied the right to vote to hundreds of thousands, maybe as many as a million, Florida citizens.

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Poll: Vote on the Oscars Like an Academy Member

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar Voting System, Instant Runoff Voting, The Oscars, Voting Reform, Oscar Voting, Irv, Politics News
Rob Richie

There aren't many opportunities to act like Matt Damon or Julia Roberts. But this month, they have been voting for Best Picture with instant runoff voting -- and you can too. So far, The King's Speech is in the lead.

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Bloomberg Embarrassed By Out-Dated Voting Laws

| Jill Colvin | Posted 05.25.2011

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CITY HALL -- Voting in your living room could be a reality next Election Day if Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rev. Al Sharpton get their way. Bloomberg...

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Upholding Majority Rule With Voter Choice: It's Time for Reform

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida, Plurality Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, Minnesota, Election Reform, Third Party, Voting Reform, Kendrick Meek, Charlie Crist, Politics News
Rob Richie

Lost in the battle for partisan control of Congress and state government is an important fact: we may be seeing the end of the two-party system as we know it.

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Is Online Voter Registration the Future?

David Orr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Law, Election Reform, Voting Reform, Online-Registration, Voter Registration, Cook County Politics, Voting, Chicago News
David Orr

Six states have now transitioned to online voter registration, and their taxpayers, voters and election offices are all reaping the benefits.

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Elections Modernization Bill Won't Get a Vote

Shad Murib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Reform, Ballot, Terrance Carroll, Denver, Same-Day-Registration, Colorado Politics, Voting Reform, Voter Registration, Colorado General Assembly, Denver News
Shad Murib

On April 21, Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll announced that he would not be introducing the Elections Modernization bill during this session.

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Scott Lee Cohen Shows the Need for Runoffs in Primary Elections

Dan Johnson-Weinberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Runoff, Art Turner, Republican Primary, Democratic Primary, Bill Brady, Scott Lee Cohen, Kirk Dillard, Election Reform, Voting Reform, Election, Voting, Chicago News
Dan Johnson-Weinberger

Scott Lee Cohen's 26% victory in a six-man race has shown the danger of our plurality elections. When anyone can win with 26% of the vote... anyone can win.

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California Joins National Move to Voter Pre-Registration

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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

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