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Barry Bonds, Blast-offs and Ballots: What the Fate of a Baseball Teaches Us about Voting

Posted Friday September 21, 2007, 12:42 pm, Over one day old

Spoiler teams - Since there are three options, it?s likely that whichever choice succeeds will be a plurality winner, meaning that the winner will be whichever of the three options winds up with more than the other two, even if it does not receive a majority of the vote (?fifty percent plus one?).

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The President of Everyone?Crucial Issues Suffer when Most Voters Don?t Matter

Posted Friday September 21, 2007, 12:42 pm, Over one day old

Important issues off the radar: The very states that Broder cites as beneficiaries of candidate attention (California, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York) are, in the general election, all considered safe states for one party or the other.

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Upgrade Democracy Video Contest News Update

Posted Friday September 21, 2007, 12:42 pm, Over one day old

Susan Sarandon joins contest judges panel as deadline for submissions looms We have an exciting new development for FairVote?s Upgrade Democracy Video Contest : superstar Susan Sarandon has been added to the list of celebrity judges!

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The First Shall Be Last: The Dangerous Decline in Primary Turnout

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

Primary elections indeed determine who wins the great majority of our nation’s elections for Congress and state legislature? most districts are safe for one party, and winning the primary is tantamount to winning the general election.

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Are Voter ID Laws A Fraud?

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

A Federal Judge in Georgia heard closing arguments last week in a case that examines the constitutionality of a law that requires voters show one of six forms of photo ID approved by the legislature when voting in person.

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To the Spoilers Belong the Victors

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

When more than two people run for office, the system breaks down. If we want to reap the benefits of independent candidacies?(such as a greater range of issues being discussed, a wider range of choices, and an increased level of discourse) we need a system that does not turn them into spoilers.

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A Conservative Estimate: Republicans Should Be Wary of the California Electoral Vote Scheme

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

Democrats have been attempting to enact the congressional district method in North Carolina, as well, which is just as misguided, but it remains that Republicans are best positioned to reap the rewards if this becomes the national norm.

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Ickes: System is ?out of kilter?

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

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Growing Polarization - The Roots of an Increasing Lack of Competition in Federal Elections

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

California counties serve as a particularly salient example, as the state perennially contemplates enacting some form of independent redistricting in order to, among other things, increase competitiveness within districts so that victory by one party or another is not a foregone conclusion.

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The Slow Motion Stampede - Rob Richie talks Primaries on NPR

Posted Sunday September 9, 2007, 12:51 pm, Over one day old

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