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Straight From the Horse?s Mouth: ?Only winning the swing states matters?

Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:41 pm, Over one day old

In his call to eliminate the Electoral College System, Dukakis acknowledges that:?A big turnout in Massachusetts and many other states is irrelevant to winning the election. Only winning the swing states matters.? As a result, the voters in safe states are largely left out of the campaign process.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel?s powerful case for an agenda to transform American elections

Posted Friday July 4, 2008, 12:41 pm, Over one day old

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Shame on Rhode Island?s governor ? vying for anti-reform governor of the year

Posted Friday July 4, 2008, 12:41 pm, Over one day old

Jim Douglas in Vermont also vetoed the National Popular Vote plan while also vetoing campaign finance legislation and using laughable arguments to justify his veto of legislation to ensure majority rule in congressional elections through instant runoff voting.

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Choice voting form of ?PR? boosted in Cincinnati (OH) & Port Chester (NY)

Posted Friday July 4, 2008, 12:41 pm, Over one day old

Good news for advocates of fair elections from Cincinnati, Ohio and Port Chester, New York. Meanwhile, in New York State, we are thrilled to have the Brennan Center for Justice representing our amicus brief arguing for choice voting in a voting rights case in Port Chester, New York.

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My favorite kind of holiday

Posted Wednesday July 2, 2008, 12:14 pm, Over one day old

Attempts to turn Election Day into a national holiday have been made in the past, but despite the positive impact for voters, they never seem to get much traction in Congress. The United States, Great Britain and Canada do not have national holidays, yet Angola and Zimbabwe do for their elections.

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Small States Don?t Count

Posted Wednesday July 2, 2008, 12:14 pm, Over one day old

These states have approximately 14% of the U.S. population, but accounted for a majority of the money spent on TV advertising and more than 45% of presidential and vice presidential candidate visits during the campaign?s peak season.

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Declare Independence: Let Washington Vote!

Posted Wednesday July 2, 2008, 12:14 pm, Over one day old

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch lays out the constitutional arguments in favor of the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2007 in the latest edition of the Harvard Journal on Legislation. If you’re going to be in Washington, DC this Friday, march for DC Voting Rights at the Palisades Parade:

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Tuesday & Thursday - Low turnout at the polls?

Posted Thursday June 26, 2008, 2:15 pm, Over one day old

The UK government is considering having voting on the weekend in order to tempt more people to the polls and in an attempt to be more inclusive. Also this proposal is reported to cost between �38m and �58m additionally.

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Underestimating the States; an Unfair Argument

Posted Thursday June 26, 2008, 2:15 pm, Over one day old

The editorial claims that an amendment to the Constitution is the only proper way to institute a national popular vote to elect the president because the Electoral College is in the Constitution, and the only way to eliminate it would be through an amendment.

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Small states are currently losing?so why keep a system that isn?t working?

Posted Monday June 23, 2008, 12:04 pm, Over one day old

The Electoral College does not guarantee that small states get campaign attention as candidates vie for their electoral votes. This lack of campaign attention clearly shows that the Electoral College is not working to include small states in the presidential election.

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