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Today, FairVote released its first in a series of reports that seeks to shed light on the practices of county election officials responsible for running efficient elections this November. The report, ландшафт“Uniformity in Election Administration: A Survey of Swing State County Clerks–Missouri Edition,” shows that many counties in Missouri are not prepared for the anticipated [...]Today, FairVote released its first in a series of ...
Author : Adam
Want to get your high school and classmates involved in the political process? With much being made of the high youth turnout in the presidential primaries and the expected high turnout in November, it makes sense to begin teaching the voters of tomorrow how to cast their ballot. Vote 18 is an awesome civic education [...]Want to get your high school and classmates involved in the political process? With much being made of the high youth turnout in the presidential primaries and the expected hig...
Author : Ekua Boateng
The National Presidential Caucus for 2012 Primary Reform signed a joint resolution yesterday at the National Press Club following a discussion about necessary action to reform the primary system for the 2012 election. The bi-partisan panel included David Norcross, Chair Republican Party Rules Committee; James Roosevelt, Co-Chair Democratic Party Rules Committee, Trey Grayson, Kentucky [...]The National Presidential Caucus for 2012 Primary Reform signed a joint resolution yesterday at the Natio...
Author : Laura Kirshner
As we count down the days, weeks, and hours until the presidential election we must not forget the pitfalls and perils that may afflict voters along the way. So it now time to spotlight an election protection hotline that will help voters nationwide to cast their ballots unimpeded. The National Campaign for Fair Elections is [...]As we count down the days, weeks, and hours until the presidential election we must not forget the pitfalls and perils that may afflict voters along the way. So it now ...
Author : Ekua Boateng
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Dirt Don't Vote.Com
Opposes:
- the idea that geography should elect American presidents;
- the idea that people in this information age are not informed enough to make their own decisions about a candidate for President;
- our continued failure to adopt a direct democracy here while promoting it abroad;
- the hypocrisy that our country is a beacon of democracy, when in fact it fails to shed the light of the most basic concept of democracy here at home;
- our current, outdated and undemocratic Electoral college system;
and
Supports:
- the idea that only people count;
- election reform in the United States that would do away with the Electoral College and promote direct, ordinal voting; or, at a minimum
- a new, more accurate version of the Electoral College map, indicating election results with colored dots to represent states won by a candidate rather than showing colored-in "blue states" or "red states."
Why? Because . . .
DIRT DON'T VOTE!
Imagine what would have happened in 2000 if Bush had won the popular vote, but lost the electoral votes. Need help? Read on:
From NY Daily News (November 1, 2000):
So what if Gore wins such crucial battleground states as Florida,
Michigan and Pennsylvania and thus captures the magic 270
electoral votes while Bush wins the overall nationwide popular vote?
"The one thing we don't do is roll over," says a Bush aide. "We fight."
>> Continue here for entire article on Bush's 2000 plan to oppose Electoral College.
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