Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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Auditor trying to discredit ranked choice
- Posted: September 28, 2009
- Author(s): Kelly Haughton
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Letter to the editor: Washington Local believes that the Pierce County Elections Department's Auditor is wasting taxpayer money by not refusing to use ranked choice voting. -
Democracy coalition and leading scholars embrace FairVote's vision
- Posted: September 28, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote is pleased to be a participant in the Strengthening our Nation’s Democracy (SOND) coalition that has brought together a remarkable gathering of the ‘democracy reform and civic engagement’ community.
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Instant runoff voting (IRV) has come to the fore in Long Beach.
- Posted: September 26, 2009
- Author(s): Gautam Dutta
- Publication: Press-Telegram
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Letter to the editor: explains why Long Beach, FL would be better off with IRV rather than their current runoff system. -
Instant runoff election a model of transparency and verifiability
- Posted: September 17, 2009
- Author(s): Caleb Kleppner
- Publication: Aspen Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Whether you like IRV or hate IRV, Aspen's election was a model of transparency and verifiability, and American elections would be improved if they incorporated elements of Aspen's election. -
St. Paul needs IRV
- Posted: September 17, 2009
- Publication: Minnesota Daily
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Editorial endorses ballot measure to bring instant runoff voting to St. Paul. -
Chooser Illusion
- Posted: September 8, 2009
- Author(s): Dave Maass
- Publication: Santa Fe Reporter
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Santa Fe prepares to experiment with IRV, and local candidates see the value of a system that provides a legitimate mandate from the voters. -
A better election alternative for King County: ranked-choice voting
- Posted: September 8, 2009
- Author(s): Joe Szwaja
- Publication: Seattle Times
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Washington State activist writes, "take it both from the grass roots and from those who study elections for a living. We can save money, increase turnout and encourage positive campaigns by allowing our county's voters to consider adopting RCV." -
How about a side of instant runoff voting?
- Posted: September 7, 2009
- Author(s): Kathie Jenkins
- Publication: St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
To get voters educated -- and to drum up business -- St. Paul restaurants are holding "tasting trials" using instant runoff voting. -
And the Winner Is...
- Posted: September 2, 2009
- Author(s): Blair Bobier
- Publication: The Political Reform Blog
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
New America's Blair Bobier makes the case that if the Motion Picture Academy can see the wisdom of IRV, so should the state of California as it considers changing to the "top two" primary system. -
And the Oscar for best voting system goes to . . . IRV!
- Posted: September 2, 2009
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science will use instant runoff voting to award the Oscar for Best Picture in 2010, ensuring that the most celebrated movie of the year is one with strong support among Academy members.