Instant Runoff: Key Tests and Elections in November 2010
This fall marks a key season for instant runoff voting, the ranked choice voting method that accommodates more voter choice in elections. IRV will be used for the first time in elections in three California cities, including Oakland and San Leandro in hotly contested races for mayor,and to elect several judges in North Carolina. After recommendations by charter commissions, it's on the ballot in Maine's largest city (Portland) and Tennessee's largest county (Shelby).
Overseas, Australia holds national IRV elections on August 21 and the United Kingdom is moving to a national referendum next year to adopt it.
Learn More:
- Oakland mayor's race
- Hotly contested IRV elections in Berkeley and San Leandro
- NC judicial elections with IRV
- Cathy Le's blog on Australia's IRV elections
Questions about IRV? See www.irvfactcheck.com & www.instantrunoff.com