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Judge approves plan for June trustee election
- Posted: January 8, 2010
- Author(s): Jananne Abel
- Publication: Port Chester Westmore News
- Categories: Home, Choice Voting, Fair Representation, Cumulative Voting, FairVote
Port Chester will use an at-large cumulative voting system to elect its trustees in 2010: “I think that all parties worked very well and very hard together to come up with a novel approach to a cumulative voting program,” said Randolph McLaughlin . . . a Pace University Law School professor. “The voter education program we put together is a model for the rest of the country.”
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CHARTER AMENDMENT 3: County voters would lose power
- Posted: October 25, 2009
- Author(s): Richard Anderson-Connolly
- Publication: The News Tribune
- Categories: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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. -
A better election system
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Douglas J. Amy
- Publication: Lowell Sun
- Categories: Choice Voting, 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. -
Minneapolis lauches IRV education campaign for Nov. 3 elections
- Posted: October 19, 2009
- Author(s): Scott Goldberg
- Publication: kare11
- Categories: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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
- Categories: Choice Voting, Fair Elections, Right to Vote Amendment, Instant Runoff Voting, Fair Access to Participation, 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.
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Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Publication: The Seattle Times
- Categories: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, 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. -
Reforming runoffs could boost turnout
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Author(s): Erik Engquist and Daniel Massey
- Publication: Crain's New York Business
- Categories: Choice Voting, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
State Sen. Liz Krueger says instant runoff voting would reduce spending, negative campaigning and boost turnout.