FairVote
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| Formation | 1992 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Promoting electoral reform in the United States |
| Headquarters | Takoma Park, Maryland |
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Executive director
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Robert Richie |
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Revenue
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$1.2 million (2014) |
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Staff
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19 |
| Website | fairvote.org |
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Formerly called
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Citizens for Proportional Representation, Center for Voting and Democracy |
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Krist Novoselic, Chair John B. Anderson, Chair Emeritus Cynthia Terrell William Redpath Hendrik Hertzberg David Wilner Katie Ghose Paul Jacob Tim Hayes Michael Lind |
FairVote (formerly the Center for Voting and Democracy) is a 501(c)(3) organization that advocates electoral reform in the United States.
Founded in 1992 as the Citizens for Proportional Representation to support the implementation of proportional representation in American elections, the organization in 1993 became the Center for Voting and Democracy and in 2004 changed its name to FairVote to reflect its support of such platforms as ranked choice voting (RCV), for single-winner elections, a national popular vote for president, a right to vote amendment to the Constitution, and universal voter registration.
FairVote also releases regular publications on the state of the U.S. electoral system, including Dubious Democracy and Monopoly Politics.
Other projects, such as Representation 2020 and "Promote Our Vote", aim for increased voter participation and equitable representation of women. The organization supports other groups that advocate alternative electoral practices, including FairVote Minnesota.
Notable members of FairVote's Board of Directors include John Anderson, a former Congressman who ran as an independent candidate for President in 1980, and Krist Novoselic, formerly the bassist for Nirvana.
FairVote was founded as the Citizens for Proportional Representation in 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by a diverse group of scholars, grassroots activists, civic leaders, and politicians.
The result of a merger of several smaller groups promoting proportional representation reform into a single, nationalized advocacy group, it originally had Robert Richie as executive director and Matthew Cossolotto as president. John Anderson was head of its national advisory board and in 1992 published a New York Times commentary advocating RCV in presidential elections. The CPR ended its founding year operating in Alexandria, Virginia, with around 200 members.
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