Content Categorized with "Ranked Choice Voting"
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From the "Non-Majority Rule" Desk: Murkowski's Write-in Candidacy and Other Significant Third Party Candidates
- Posted: September 22, 2010
- Author(s): Chris Marchsteiner, The Non-Majority Rule Desk
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting
Third party and independent candidates continue to have a major impact on several statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate. Indeed, there are 8 states where candidates are polling at more than 10% - the latest being Lisa Murkowski, the sitting U.S. Senator from Alaska who lost her Republican primary, but who now is pursuing a write-in candidacy. At least one race might join them – New York, where Rick Lazio lost the Republican primary, but remains the Conservative Party nominee. Voters certainly seem hungry for more options – a Gallup poll found that 58% support a strong third party in the United States. Here’s a rundown of some of the week’s news from the “non-majority rule” desk.
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Non-Majority Winners and Partisan Manipulation in the Gubernatorial Races and Primaries
- Posted: September 15, 2010
- Author(s): Chris Marchsteiner
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting
Building on previous blogs about non-majority rules in primaries and prospective ones in this November’s general elections, FairVote plans a weekly update from the “non-majority rule desk” – with an understanding that there’s a solution available and being put into practice in a growing number of communities: instant runoff voting.
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IRV spotlighted by Maddow, upheld by federal judge, moves forward in NC
- Posted: September 14, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
The first weeks of September saw even more progress for instant runoff voting across the country. Read more about the latest developments in the courtroom, at the polls and on the airwaves.
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IQ whiz suggests instant runoff voting; Major developments in the UK, Australia and US show the merits of IRV
- Posted: September 8, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
Columnist Marilyn vos Savant spotlighted IRV and the National Popular Vote plan in the September 5th issue of Parade magazine. Meanwhile, developments in the US, UK and Australia showed that IRV is gaining support.
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Without Majority Rule, Partisans Game the Vote -- Supressing Voter Choice
- Posted: September 8, 2010
- Author(s): Chris Marchsteiner, The Non-Majority Rule Desk
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting
2010 is a particularly important election. 37 states will elect governors to run their states – often with national implications through the central role governors typically will have in redistricting before the 2012 elections. Control of both the U.S. House and Senate are in play, with the outcome potentially hinging on votes in a handful of states.
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North Carolina uses IRV for the first time in a statewide election
- Posted: September 1, 2010
- Author(s): , Chris Marchsteiner
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms
North Carolina will make history November 2 as the first state to use instant runoff voting (IRV) in a statewide election in the modern era. As reported in The Times-News, thirteen candidates have filed to run in the race to fill a vacancy on the state Court of Appeals. Additionally, three counties in the state will be using IRV to fill vacancies in three Superior Court races.
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Is 23% enough to be an Arizona Congressman? Non-majority rules in August 25 primaries in Arizona, Florida and Vermont
- Posted: August 26, 2010
- Author(s): Cathy Le, The Non-Majority Rule Desk
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms
This month I have blogged on state primaries held on August 3rd and August 10th about a serious, if often overlooked problem in our politics: non-majority winners in primary elections held with plurality voting.
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Reasons to Reconsider Plurality Voting
- Posted: August 18, 2010
- Author(s): Cathy Le
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Reforms
Nominating contests for congressional and gubernatorial races often attract many candidates running to be the nominee for their respective party. When more than two candidates compete under a plurality voting system, elections can be won with only a minority percent of the vote and top contenders or ‘spoilers’ can end up splitting the vote, handing the election to a weak nominee.
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Instant Runoff: Key Tests and Elections in November 2010
- Posted: August 13, 2010
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Home
This fall marks a key season for instant runoff voting, the ranked choice voting method that accommodates more voter choice in elections.
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Why the Condorcet criterion is less important than it seems
- Posted: August 10, 2010
- Author(s): Alec Slatky
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting
A frequent criticism of instant runoff voting is the fact candidates who beat all others in head-to-head competitions can actually lose. But if such candidates win all the time, there would be unintended consequences.