Hello all My name is Redante and I am just discovering the various organizations that deal with electoral reform. I must say I am impressed with the amount of...
Interesting elections in both Wales and Scotland using mixed member proportional voting -- the same kind of system on the October ballot in Ontario. Rob ##### ...
Quite an amazing development, when you think about it. A Canadian province is not an American state, but...more than 12 million people live there, which is...
Mr Richie, Despite the superficial similarities, Wales' is not "the same kind of system" that is being proposed for my province of Ontario. In the Welsh system...
Good to see -- lots of reader comments after the story as well. Rob ######## http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2121716,00.html Electoral reform:...
... of ... list ... proportionality ... and ... the ... constituency ... Ontario's ... list ... their ... would ... MMP ... The description above of the...
Announcing FairVote's Upgrade Democracy video contest! Tell us what do you think ought to be done to improve elections by making a short video answering the...
Create account, vote. www.politic20.com The debate starts at 7:45 p.m. Mountain Time. Your vote will counter those who don't want electoral reform questions...
<http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103563&Itemid=171>BC premier says recommendations to boost BC legislature by two ...
I've seen a number of op-eds and letters opposing MMP in the Ontario press. They're all on about the same level as Rob's specimen below. The "no" campaign now...
http://www.voteformmp.ca/donate There's just one restriction -- see below. ... From: Bob Richard Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:36 AM To: info@... ...
... Rob, mud indeed! But I wonder just how much of it will stick, with references to "Kenneth Arrow's theorem" and "the Gibbard- Sattherwaite Theorem". Most...
Whether or not electoral reformers should support MMP in Ontario, they should consider the example of the Electoral Reform Society, the oldest proportional...
Chilton integration system upheld http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/118768442985440.xml&coll=2 *Dillard case is final in series of...
PR Supporters: As a technical note to donating to the Ontario MMP campaign, my understanding is that non-Canadians must give to the "non-advertising" option...
Make a video. Win cash. Save democracy. Tell us what do you think ought to be done to improve elections by making a short video answering the question: "If you...
Interesting warning about making the case that PR will have too much impact on turnout. It is likely to be contextual. And go MMP in Ontario... interesting to...
Greetings! This list has been quiet recently, but activism on moving to ranked voitng methods keeps moving forward well. For instance: * Three jurisdictions...
Hi, all. Those in the DC area may be interested to know that Larry Diamond is coming to talk at Georgetown University on October 25. This in advance of a ...
FYI. The campaign in Ontario is in its last 2 weeks. Rob <http://voteformmp..ca/> Vote for MMP Hello MMP Supporters! "The Students' Union…finally decided...
Good numbers in part, but undecided usually is interpreted as supporting the statuts quo -- but it does show that fewer than 3 in 10 are sure thye want to keep...
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/07/>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/07/ballot_query_to_bullet_or_not_to_bullet The Boston...
Dear Geniuses of Democracy: In preparation for the upcoming Cincinnati City Council election on November 6th, the Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP sent a short...
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Josh, check out the pamphlet I wrote on municipal city council voting methods http://www.fairvote.org/library/brochure/citycouncilelectionsystems.doc It was...
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The California Voting Rights Act (which allows for proportional voting remedies in minority vote dilution cases) survived legal challenge, as the Supreme Court...
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