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Plurality voting rule is the real election spoiler
- Posted: October 29, 2009
- Author(s): John B. Anderson
- Publication: Baltimore Sun
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
In the midst of 3-way races in NJ and NY, FairVote board member and 1980 presidential candidate John Anderson makes the case for IRV over our flawed plurality system. -
CHARTER AMENDMENT 3: County voters would lose power
- Posted: October 25, 2009
- Author(s): Richard Anderson-Connolly
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Amendment 3 to the Pierce county charter is an attempt by incumbent politicians to rig the system and prevent any serious challengers from competing. IRV is simply too fair and too democratic to not keep using in our electoral system. -
St. Paul should join IRV bandwagon
- Posted: October 22, 2009
- Publication: Star Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Star Tribune stands behind IRV voting. They believe that if this system is used in St. Paul, it will show the state of Missouri that IRV can work and can better represent the voters in the state. -
Minneapolis lauches IRV education campaign for Nov. 3 elections
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Scott Goldberg
- Publication: kare11
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
In two weeks, the city of Minneapolis will be using instant runoff voting in their elections for the first time. -
Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Mark Green
- Publication: Huffington Post
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Right to Vote Amendment, FairVote
President of Air America Media, Mark Green, explains why Instant Runoff Voting, Automatic Registration and Mandatory Voting are not only important but could lead to a more democratic society. -
A better election system
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Douglas J. Amy
- Publication: Lowell Sun
- Categories: Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Election expert Doug Amy explains how choice voting can "inject new blood" into the elections of Lowell (MA), and give voters a greater incentive to participate. -
RCV: System results in more candidates
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Author(s): Susan Eidenschink
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Susan Eidenschink thinks that RCV should continue to be used in Washington. -
Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Publication: The Seattle Times
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
The Seattle Times recommends a No vote on Pierce County Charter Amendment 3, which would repeal ranked-choice voting. -
St. Paul will cast vote on instant-runoff elections
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Author(s): Chris Havens
- Publication: Star Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
On November third, St. Paul citizens will cast their ballots to decide whether IRV will be used in their city council and school board. But there has been some resistance from elected officials. -
Voters to vote on how they voted
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Author(s): Curtis Wackerle
- Publication: Aspen Daily News
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Aspen has been using IRV since 2005, since the may 2007 election the local government will put out a poll to decide whether to go back to the old voting system or tweak the current one.