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Election reform is a process for attempting to ensure more fair elections. Although a strictly ideal voting system is impossible to achieve (see Arrow's impossibility theorem), many current voting practices are felt to be very poor measurements of voters' preferences.
Election reform became a popular topic in the United States as a result of the 2000 Presidential Election, which involved considerable debate over the correct result of a presidential vote in Florida. It has also been provoked on numerous occasions by the American electoral college system for choosing a president. This system has allowed presidential candidates who did not win the nationwide popular vote (fewer votes overall) to win the Presidency, including George W. Bush in 2000.
Electronic voting is one reform widely promoted in the U.S. since 2000, suggesting that modernizing voting machines can improve the vote recording process and election tabulation. The problems with paper ballots are often cited by proponents of election reform. They can include errors in punching the ballots for instance, the infamous chads in the 2000 Presidential Election. Other possible errors are poor ballot design, such as the infamous butterfly ballot.
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With court election reform done, closing âissue adâ loophole is next -- GazetteXtra: http://bit.ly/5CEgIF via @addthis
wisdc (WIDemocracyCampaign) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:51:00 -0000
With court election reform done, closing ‘issue ad’ loophole is next -- GazetteXtra: http://bit.ly/5CEgIF via @addthis
OH news feed Tories will reform safety laws: With five months at most to go before a general election, Conservative... http://bit.ly/7m4Lw5
OHjournal (Noel O'Reilly) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:09:58 -0000
OH news feed Tories will reform safety laws: With five months at most to go before a general election, Conservative... http://bit.ly/7m4Lw5
With current process of corp $$ for campaigns AND 60 votes req 4 every issue, Reid did best he could. We need election and filibuster reform
comoannie (Marianne ) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:31:26 -0000
With current process of corp $$ for campaigns AND 60 votes req 4 every issue, Reid did best he could. We need election and filibuster reform
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LadyImpactOhio (Carol Greenberg) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:29:02 -0000
@catsune Check out the .ning. I posted on the main page abt the election law reform bill in OH. Above latest activity.http://bit.ly/7RTbXW
RT @huffingtonpost Landrieu Now Facing Anger From The Right, But Predicts Re-election http://bit.ly/7OfWRd #HealthCare #Reform
brukins (erh) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:12:37 -0000
RT @huffingtonpost Landrieu Now Facing Anger From The Right, But Predicts Re-election http://bit.ly/7OfWRd #HealthCare #Reform
Reformers turn to election reform to clean up co-op energy http://bit.ly/8IDDKb
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Ballot Access News - The web home of Ballot Access News, the premiere newsletter for up-to-date news about the continuing fight for fair and equitable ballot access laws in the USA.
Better American Candidates with Knowledge, Morals and Ethics (BACK ME) - A candidates' pledge to clean-up elections, speak about issues in their campaigns, and legislate for their constituents. Advocates personal campaign finance reform.
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Campaigns for People - Organization formed to educate Texans about the serious problems with the state campaign system and to organize a broad coalition for change.
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CFJV - Citizens for Fair and Just Voting in America - Aims to reform and improve the accuracy and legitimacy of state and federal voting procedures in America.
Early Voting - Also known as Early In-House Absentee Voting, this program allows voting before election day. Hours, maps and directions to locations. Links to government sites, news articles and editorials for and against the program.
Meta Description: [ Information, Maps, Directions, voting times ]
Election Reform Information Network - Seeks to improve the efficiency, equity and accuracy of election returns across the United States through onsite validation, uniform ballot standards, and the like. Includes news, links, and ways to contact Congress.
Meta Description: [ Advocating bi-partisan election reform, with the goal of improving the efficiency, equity and accuracy of election returns all across the United States. ]
electionline.org Home Page - A non-partisan, non-advocacy clearinghouse providing news and analysis of election reform measures in the United States. News headlines, maps, descriptions and commentary on state election laws, and related links provided.
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Federal Election Commission: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 - Find an explanation of McCain-Feingold act.
Global Initiative to Enfranchise People with Disabilities - Research, analysis, policy suggestions, best practices, and publications focusing on electoral access for people with disabilities. A project of the IFES.
I Want A Choice! - Advocates expression of dissatisfaction with existing political choices by supporting third-parties to make them viable.
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urges a protest against the non-choices we have been given by the major political parties ]
None of the Above - Campaign to include a none of the above option at the bottom of the list of electoral candidates on electronic ballot papers in Irish elections
Power Democracy - Argues for so-called pyramid democracy as a means to avoiding the manipulation of direct elections.
Real Campaign Reform - Ad hoc group which seeks to restore free speech in U.S. presidential campaigns by eliminating finance laws and the Commission On Presidential Debates.
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The Elect Hobie Homepage - these pages will make you laugh, cry, and mad as hell! -- best political quotes and uncommon sense since 1996. One of the main themes of Hobie's platform is election reform.
The Electoral Reform Society - Campaigns for proportional representation and the Single Transferable Vote system in parliaments, assemblies and councils. Based in the UK, but information is applicable to other countries and to non-governmental bodies.
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democracy through changes to the voting system and electoral arrangements. The site contains detailed information about systems of proportional
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Voter Choice Coalition - Georgia-based group working to end restrictive ballot access laws.
Voters For None Of The Above - A nonpartisan organization dedicated to enacting Voter Consent laws, giving voters the ballot option to reject all candidates for an office and to call for a new election with new candidates to fill that office.
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Your Right To A Fair Vote - Suggests using serialized ballots to improve accuracy and minimize fraud in elections.
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