Fair Elections

Using, protecting, and rocking the vote.

World’s Citizens to Politicians: Get Serious on Global Warming Now!

by Richard Sclove

posted Oct 29, 2009

A new worldwide poll on climate change reflects a global consensus for urgent action—and sets a precedent for deliberative democracy at the international level.

Signs of Life :: Legal Settlements Protect Voters

by Susie Shutts

posted Aug 28, 2009

Organizations in Ohio, Missouri, and elsewhere are correcting problems that prevented thousands of people from voting in recent elections.

Instant Runoff Elections are a Vote for Civility

by Rob Richie

posted May 07, 2009

Burlington’s success with instant runoff voting (IRV) is a model of a clean, open debate. Is it time to take it to the national level?

Signs of Life :: Germany Mandates Paper-Trail Voting

by Lilja Otto

posted May 07, 2009

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the voting machines used in the country’s 2005 general election are unconstitutional.

John Legend on the Elections

by John Legend

posted Sep 10, 2008

Musician John Legend encourages youth to make value-based decisions before casting their presidential vote.

5 Ways to Make History

by Fran Korten

posted Jul 02, 2008

Elections aren’t until November. But the heart of the process is going on right now. Here are my top 5 ideas for making a difference—and staying sane—in the coming months.

Signs of Life :: Elections

by Noah Grant

posted May 22, 2008

States Back the Popular Vote

Signs of Life :: Voting

by Edward Hailes

posted Feb 03, 2008

Activists lead successful legal campaigns to stop laws in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland that discourage voting and voter registration

Vote Hope 2008 :6: Rep. Barbara Lee

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? Barbara Lee talks about the need to get more progressive members of Congress, and her OneVoicePAC.

Vote Hope 2008 :5: Chris Hedges

by Sarah van Gelder, Chris Hedges

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? Chris Hedges talks about mass media and the need to address the personal and economic despair.

Vote Hope 2008 :4: Bill McKibben

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? To find out, we spoke to some grassroots organizers, national leaders, and elected officials who are working for change.

Vote Hope 2008 :3: Mark Ritchie

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? To find out, we spoke to some grassroots organizers, national leaders, and elected officials who are working for change.

Vote Hope 2008 :2: Lennox Yearwood

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? To find out, Sarah van Gelder spoke to some grassroots organizers, national leaders, and elected officials who are working for change. Here, she talked with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, of the Hip Hop Caucus.

Vote Hope 2008 :1: Cheri Honkala

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jan 03, 2008

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? To find out, we spoke to some grassroots organizers, national leaders, and elected officials who are working for change.

Vote Hope: Our Best Hopes for Election '08

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Nov 07, 2007

Where are the opportunities for real change in the 2008 election? To find out, we spoke to some grassroots organizers, national leaders, and elected officials who are working for change. Cheri Honkala, Lennox Yearwood, Mark Ritchie, Bill McKibben, Chris Hedges, and Barbara Lee.

Beyond Campaign Finance Reform And More

by Charlie Cray

posted Jul 29, 2007

People across the country aren't waiting for action from politicians and judges. Here are the hot spots where activists are getting corporations out of government and elections.

Common Knowledge

by Jeff Kaplan

posted Jul 29, 2007

Whether the issue is water rights, big-box stores, meddling in local politics, or the taking of citizen's lands, almost every community in the United States - if not the world - is being harmed by excessive corporate power. Strategies of resistance need to invoke the people's right to exercise democratic power over corporations and governments.

Democracy Unlimited

by Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap

posted Jul 29, 2007

In Arcata, California, and the rest of Humboldt County, non-local corporations are banned from politics.

SOL :: Princeton report into voting security

by Doug Pibel

posted Dec 06, 2006

Diebold DRE voting machines are easy to subvert, and have serious security problems

Recipe for a Cooked Election

by Greg Palast

posted Aug 09, 2006

In the 2004 election, more than 3 million ballots were never counted. Palast explains where they went, but also provides an example of hopeful voting reform in New Mexico.