Content Tagged with "Burlington"

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• In Defense of IRV

  • Posted: March 18, 2009
  • Author(s): Terry Bouricius
  • Publication: Seven Days
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  FairVote's Terry Bouricius explains why Burlington's elections are much better under instant runoff voting than they were when the city used runoff elections.

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• Instant runoff elections

  • Posted: March 13, 2009
  • Author(s): Adam Kleppner
  • Publication: The Caledonian Record
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  Letter to the editor urging the expansion of instant runoff voting beyond Burlington to statewide elections in Vermont.

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• What Are We, Stupid?

  • Posted: March 11, 2009
  • Author(s): Shay Totten
  • Publication: Seven Days
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  Seven Days writer Shay Totten takes a look at Burlington's recent instant runoff voting election.

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• Letters to the Editor

  • Posted: March 10, 2009
  • Publication: Burlington Free Press
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Minorities, Burlington

  Letters to the Editor in the Burlington Free Press praising the city's recent instant runoff voting method.

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• Kiss Wins in Instant Runoff Voting

  • Posted: March 3, 2009
  • Author(s): Bianca Slota
  • Publication: WCAX News
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Minorities, HAVA, Burlington

  Incumbent Progressive Mayor Bob Kiss wins Burlington, Vermont's second instant runoff voting election.

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• Kiss re-elected by narrow margin

  • Posted: March 3, 2009
  • Author(s): John Briggs
  • Publication: Burlington Free Press
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Gerrymandering, Burlington

  Incumbent Mayor Bob Kiss won reelection in Burlington's second election using instant runoff voting.

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• Burlington's Has Second Highly Successful Ranked Choice Voting Election

  • Posted: March 3, 2009
  • Author(s): Krist Novoselic
  • Publication: Seattle Weekly
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  FairVote Board Chair Krist Novoselic on Bulington's instant runoff voting election for mayor.

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• My Turn -- City voters fortunate to have IRV

  • Posted: March 2, 2009
  • Author(s): Vee Gordon
  • Publication: Burlington Free Press
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  Vee Gordon, the legislative chairwoman of the League of Women Voters of Vermont, discusses why she thinks Burlington voters are

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• Burlington Politics More Civil These Days

  • Posted: March 1, 2009
  • Author(s): Andy Potter
  • Publication: WCAX News
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Burlington

  Report on how Burlington politics has gotten more civil over the years cites instant runoff voting as a reason why.

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• Instant runoff likely in Burlington

  • Posted: March 1, 2009
  • Author(s): John Briggs
  • Publication: Burlington Free Press
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote
  • Tags: Vermont, Gerrymandering, Burlington

  Article breaking down the competitive race to be Burlington's next Mayor, and why it is likely to go to instant runoff voting.

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