http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/ Proportional Voting Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:52:27 GMT Anthony Lorenzo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/518 We don't need any of the pubic behind it to to win it through the courts, and we don't have to defend it from 5 attacks (as Cambridge has had to) with a court Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:16:20 GMT Steve Chessin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/517 I know talk isn't action, but it is part of the public education effort (and we're not going to win PR until the public is behind it). Towards that end, I was Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:20 GMT Rob Richie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/516 Definitely good to explore options to make things happen. FairVote Minnesota has done great work for both IRV and PR, with Minneapolis this year having the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:43:37 GMT Janet Anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/515 What state are you in? Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation is looking for new enthusiastic proponents. Most of our worker bees are still Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:31:52 GMT anon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/514 Hi everyone, Are there any groups that are spearheading specific actions for proportional voting? The Fair Vote website has a list of random actions we can Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:39:01 GMT Rob Richie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/513 Folks, Take a look at the very instructive post by one of our FairVote interns on the recent German elections. The libertarian-leaning Free Democrats won 15% Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:59:39 GMT Steve Chessin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/512 I want to add another factor, that applies to states (such as California) where local elections are non-partisan, which I will express as a series of points. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:03:59 GMT Bob Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/511 A couple of other factors to consider: (1) Compared to other countries that don't already have PR, the U.S. has many, many more elected executive offices. That Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:46:03 GMT Jack Santucci http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/510 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/510 Hi, all. Before condemning FairVote for pushing IRV at the expense of PR/PR-STV, we should remember that the latter is a harder sell conceptually, a reform Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:36:14 GMT Janet anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/509 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/509 Welcome to the list. I share your disappointment in Fair Votes disproportionate efforts in supporting winner-take-all IRV instead of PR. I'm in Seattle and Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:51:04 GMT inkabinkaboo182 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/508 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/508 I'm a new member, so I figured I should introduce myself. My name is Ross Levin, and I first got really involved with politics during Mike Gravel's run for Thu, 28 May 2009 23:22:51 GMT James Gilmour http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/507 City of Aspen Press Release: Mayoral Vote Tally Corrected; Outcome Stays the Same http://theredant.squarespace.com/storage/TallyCorrectedTB.pdf This should be Sun, 24 May 2009 19:02:45 GMT John Hodges http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/506 (JBH 05/24/09; This is actually a test message. I'm changing my email address, and want to see if the change worked. But the following is an old classic, and Sat, 09 May 2009 16:14:38 GMT Rob Richie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/505 This simple 6-minute video is a really good pitch for voting yes on single transferable vote (i.e.,, choice voting) in British Columbia. there's been hundreds Mon, 04 May 2009 23:49:31 GMT freeutahns http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proportionalvoting/message/504 Under its current bylaws, there are five at-large seats on the Libertarian National Committee.   LNC Chairman Bill Redpath's proposal to eliminate regional