Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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Don't let critics scapegoat ranked choice
- Posted: November 18, 2008
- Author(s): Peter Callaghan
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article defending ranked choice voting for Pierce County, Washington -
Antiquated runoff system does not reflect voters' views
- Posted: November 17, 2008
- Author(s): James Wiseman
- Publication: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Maths professor calls for instant runoff voting in Georgia to avoid expensive, low-turnout runoffs. -
New Victories for Spoiler-Free Elections with IRV
- Posted: November 17, 2008
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
In all three races, independent and third-party candidates earned enough support to deny the final winners a majority of the vote. But this November, Memphis (TN) addressed this problem by overwhelmingly passing instant runoff voting (IRV) by 70% for city races. Telluride also approved IRV handily and will be heading towards implementation.
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Minnesota elections are already a national leader, but could they be better?
- Posted: November 14, 2008
- Author(s): Marisa Helms
- Publication: Minnesota Post
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Article explores the advantages of instant runoff voting for Minnesota. -
Charter Club
- Posted: November 13, 2008
- Publication: Memphis Flyer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
News article on the approval of IRV by Memphis voters. -
KC Group Wants to Change Voting System
- Posted: November 13, 2008
- Publication: NBC
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
A group called Kansas City for Ranked Choice Voting wants implement instant runoff voting. -
Senate race shows need for runoff system
- Posted: November 12, 2008
- Author(s): Nick Hannula
- Publication: Duluth News Tribune
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Commentator aruges Minnesota should adopt either a two-round runoff system or an instant runoff system to solve the spoiler problem. -
Minnesota needs to adopt a majority-vote requirement
- Posted: November 7, 2008
- Author(s): Steve Kelley
- Publication: Saint Paul Legal Ledger
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Former state senator and senior fellow for the Humphrey Institute of Public Affair's Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy calls for instant runoff voting in Minnesota. -
Ten Surprises about Election 2008
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Landslide win for instant runoff voting in Memphis, Tennessee