Entries Categorized with "Instant Runoff Voting"
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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: Instant Runoff 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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Without Majority Rule, Partisans Game the Vote -- Supressing Voter Choice
- Posted: September 8, 2010
- Author(s): The Non-Majority Rule Desk, Chris Marchsteiner
- Categories: Instant Runoff 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: Instant Runoff 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): The Non-Majority Rule Desk, Cathy Le
- Categories: Instant Runoff 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: Instant Runoff 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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Why the Condorcet criterion is less important than it seems
- Posted: August 10, 2010
- Author(s): Alec Slatky
- Categories: Instant Runoff 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.
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Michigan Primary Results Reveal Flaws in Winner-Take-All System
- Posted: August 5, 2010
- Author(s): Cathy Le
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Reforms
The August 3rd primary in Michigan had several competitive races. In nomination contests for 15 U.S. House seats and the governor’s race, six of the winners will advance despite falling short of a majority of the vote in the primary.
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Australia to Hold National Instant Runoff Voting Elections on August 21
- Posted: August 5, 2010
- Author(s): Cathy Le
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Asia and Oceania, Elections Worldwide
Just three weeks after becoming Australia’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard announced national elections would be held on August 21, 2010.
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Colorado, the GOP, and IRV
- Posted: July 26, 2010
- Author(s): Patrick Withers
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Reforms
One major political party in Colorado sees first hand the weaknesses of our current electoral system. Will they also see the solution?
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Why IRV Produces a Majority Winner
- Posted: July 12, 2010
- Author(s): Alec Slatky
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting
A common criticism of instant runoff voting is that IRV does not necessarily produce a “majority winner.” This criticism is misleading, and does not recognize the true meaning of a “majority winner” in any given election.