Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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I.R.V. for Dummies
- Posted: April 8, 2008
- Author(s): Hendrik Hertzberg
- Publication: The New Yorker Blog
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg questions the Vermont governor's rationale for vetoing instant runoff voting. -
Breaking down the system
- Posted: April 8, 2008
- Author(s): Saja Hindi
- Publication: The Technician Online
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Technician Online reports on the successful first student elections using IRV at North Carolina State University. -
What's so wrong with IRV?
- Posted: April 8, 2008
- Author(s): Brattleboro Reformer Editorial
- Publication: Brattleboro Reformer
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
The Brattleboro Reformer endorses instant runoff voting and questions the governor's reasoning for his recent veto. -
Douglas vetoes campaign finance, instant-runoff voting bills
- Posted: April 7, 2008
- Author(s): Dave Gram
- Publication: The Boston Globe
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie defends instant runoff voting in response to a veto from Vermont's governor. -
Governors Split on Advancing Our Elections
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Delegating Democracy
- Posted: April 3, 2008
- Author(s): Rob Richie and Adam Fogel
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, FairVote, Presidential Nominations Reform, All Reports
Parties have great opportunities to review and improve their election systems by incorporating reforms that give more voters an equal voice and an equal vote. From representative delegate allocation regimes to ranked choice voting and expanded suffrage rights, a political party's nomination process can be a true laboratory of democracy.
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Missouri State Senate Hearing On Majority Voting Elections Through Instant Runoff Voting
- Posted: April 1, 2008
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
On March 31, 2008, the Missouri Senate Financial, Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee debated legislation that would implement instant runoff voting system in all primary, general and special elections. A majority voting method based on voters having the power to rank candidates in order of choice, instant runoff voting is used in several nations’ elections and in a growing number of American jurisdictions.
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New voting system eliminates runoffs at SFCC
- Posted: March 26, 2008
- Author(s): Katie Sanders
- Publication: The Independent Florida Alligator
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Santa Fe Community College (FL) is the first community college which adopted IRV for its student elections. The new voting system has been successfully used for the first time. -
New voting method to be used in elections
- Posted: March 25, 2008
- Author(s): Saja Hindi
- Publication: The Technician Online
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Reporter Saja Hindi describes the general enthusiasm among the North Carolina State University student community after IRV has been used for the first time for NC State University student elections. -
Vermont House Passes IRV