FairVote

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FairVote - Center for Voting and Democracy is a non-profit organization based in Takoma Park, Maryland that provides information to the public about the impact of voting systems on political representation, proportional representation, and voter turnout. It was founded in 1992 by scholars, civic leaders, and former elected officials such as John Anderson, the former Illinois member of Congress who ran for President in 1980. Since FairVote's founding, Rob Richie has served as its executive director and lead organizer.

FairVote advocates for greater use of Instant-runoff voting in single-winner elections and Single Transferable Vote systems and other forms of proportional representation in multiple-winner elections. It also issues reports on legislative redistricting and competition in U.S. Congressional elections.

In 2003, FairVote launched the Democracy USA initiative, which seeks to initiate greater cooperation and coordination among pro-democracy organizations.

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Rob Richie is executive director of FairVote. David Moon is program director. Amy Ngai is director of FairVote's Program for Representative Government. Adam Fogel is the Right to Vote Director. Ross Margulies is the Development Director. There are regional staff members in North Carolina and Rhode Island, and democracy fellows such as Tara Young.

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