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  Rob Richie · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 4:01 AM

BREAKING: New York City Passes Ranked Choice Voting!

Friend,  The results are in, the people of New York City passed ranked choice voting!  New York City voters showed confidence in growing evidence that ranked choice voting can strengthen local democracy, eliminate the spoiler effect in large fields of candidates, and allow fr…
  FairVote · [email protected]
November 4, 2019 at 9:58 PM

Coming soon to a city near you!

Hi Friend, Tomorrow is Election Day, and it will be a great day for ranked choice voting (RCV)! RCV is having its moment right now! Our President & CEO Rob Richie was just interviewed by CNBC, explaining how it gives voters more of a say in their elections.  The largest ci…
  Rob Richie · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 9:28 PM

2019 Democracy Champion Profile: Danielle Allen

Friend -- This week’s featured 2019 Democracy Champion: Harvard University professor Danielle Allen Please join us for our annual Champions of Democracy celebration in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. We will toast the national momentum behind Ranked Choice…
  Emily Risch, FairVote · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 12:02 AM

New Yorkers could have ranked choice voting!

Happy Halloween, Friend! In just five days, the largest city in the country could pass ranked choice voting (RCV)!  I asked voters on the streets of New York what they thought about having a ranked ballot instead of choosing just one candidate. Here is what they said:  Watch…
  Rob Richie · [email protected]
October 28, 2019 at 9:57 PM

Champion Profile: Rep. Jamie Raskin

Friend -- This week’s featured 2019 Democracy Champion: U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) Please join us for our annual Champions of Democracy celebration in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m⁠—in person or live streamed on Facebook. This is a time of great …
  FairVote · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 3:36 PM

Come work for FairVote and help us fill exciting new positions!

Dear Friend -- Ranked choice voting is making great progress, and FairVote is embracing its role as a national voice for ranked choice voting and a reform leader.  It’s an important time for ranked choice voting as voters are looking for a way to solve our country’s most compl…
  Rob Richie · [email protected]
October 17, 2019 at 8:44 PM

Honoring Democracy Champions

Friend -- This week’s featured 2019 Democracy Champion: OneVirginia2021 Please join us for our annual Champions of Democracy celebration in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. We will toast the national momentum behind Ranked Choice Voting and electoral reform…
  Jeremy Seitz-Brown · [email protected]
October 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Save the Date: Champions of Democracy Awards

Friend -- Join FairVote for a special awards ceremony to celebrate our successes this year and to raise money for the important work still to come in bringing ranked choice voting and fair representation to cities and states across the country!? Click here for tickets What…
  Katie Dahl, FairVote · [email protected]
September 26, 2019 at 6:47 PM

The Ranked Choice Voting Act

Friend -- The Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) was just introduced in Congress this week. The Act would make our elections fairer, more efficient, and more representative for all congressional primaries and general elections.  The Act would require that all U.S. House and S…
  Scott Siebel, FairVote · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 4:45 PM

New RCV poll findings - 65% support RCV

Friend --   We have some big news! What would the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination look like if it was done by ranked choice voting? Here are two ways to find out: Rank the candidates yourself tonight using this poll ahead of tonight's debate. Take a look at the…
  Emily Risch · [email protected]
August 1, 2019 at 2:22 PM

NEW poll: Rank overall best performance!

Friend -- That’s a wrap! We heard fierce discussions, and now we want to hear from you. The best way to do that is by ranking the best debate performances overall! Take our NEW poll to let us know how you think the 20 qualifiers did in Detroit the past two nights!  Best,Emily…
  Emily Risch · [email protected]
August 1, 2019 at 12:06 AM

Night 2: Rank the candidates!

Friend -- It’s the second night, 10 more candidates and many more pressing issues to discuss.  We heard differing solutions to our country’s most challenging issues. But last night, CNN left out one very important question for the candidates to answer: What electoral reforms d…
  Emily Risch · [email protected]
July 30, 2019 at 10:59 PM

Take our Poll: Debate Night 1

Friend -- We’re just an hour away from the first night of the second democratic debates. Tonight, ten of the twenty qualifying candidates will face off on the debate stage in Detroit, Michigan: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Ste…
  Scott Siebel, FairVote · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 9:11 PM

A solution to end gerrymandering

Friend -- Just a month ago, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot curb partisan gerrymandering. To address partisan gerrymandering in all congressional districts, the path is clear: Congress must act. That is why we are urging Congress to pass the Fair Representat…
  FairVote · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 4:27 AM

Thank you for joining FairVote!

FairVote Hi Friend, Thanks for signing up with FairVote! We need every supporter like yourself to get involved now if we're going to be successful.?? Here's a few quick ways to get involved now: Get involved locally by sending an email to?[yourstate]@fairvote.org, (for example,?ohio…