Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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International Snapshot: Australia 2007
- Posted: January 1, 2008
- Author(s): Aurelie Marfort
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Research & Analysis, Asia and Oceania, International Elections, FairVote
On November 24th 2007, Australia elected its House of Representatives with instant runoff voting (IRV), as it has for more than eight decades. After four straight election defeats, the Labor Party won a landslide majority of seats. Under IRV, Labor's initial 44% of first choices turned into a clear majority after considering the choices of supporters of third party candidates with too little support to win seats. The Green Party's 7.79% share of the national vote largely went to Labor in House races; that share earned several senate seats elected by proportional voting. Due in large part to compulsory voting, turnout was 94.77%; Australians rank near the top of national comparisons of voter satisfaction with their government.
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Grand Old Primaries
- Posted: December 11, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Most Republican primaries award delegates according to a winner-take-all rule where the first-place finishers win every delegate.
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Instant Runoffs are a Runaway Hit
- Posted: November 8, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
For a few months now, Innovative Analysis has trumpeted the various electoral virtues of instant runoff voting, a system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference as a way to ensure majority winners, save taxpayer money, and eliminate the spoiler problem of independent candidacies. We haven't tested it yet, but we're also pretty sure it can organize your closet, pick the kids up from soccer practice, and bring about world peace.
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Election Day Landslides for IRV!
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Cary Voters Sing the Praises of IRV
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Nomination by Attrition
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Nomination by Attrition
- Posted: October 25, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
Election Day in America is a day that arrives with some conflicting emotional baggage. On one hand, we can be filled with pride that we live in a country founded on the idea that the people should be able to decide their own fate, one in which every person has a say in the way their government is run. On the other hand, we are disappointed that relatively few of us take advantage of the voting franchise. We also tout majority rule as the basis for democracy, then use voting methods that either allow majorities to go unrepresented or make our turnout problem even worse.
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FairVote Announces Upgrade Democracy Video Contest Finalists!
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Instant Runoff Voting a Success in Cary, N.C. Pilot Election
- Posted: October 18, 2007
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
On October 9, Cary became the first city in the U.S. South to use instant runoff voting (IRV). An exit poll designed by North Carolina State University professor Michael Cobb found that nearly three in four voters preferred the new ranked voting system over their old runoff system; and only 4% found it difficult to understand. Used in a rapidly growing number of American cities, IRV generates a majority winner in one election by allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference.
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Rave Reviews for IRV