Upholding the principle of majority rule and accommodating genuine voter choice are marks of a well-functioning democracy. That's why we encourage understanding, adoption and effective implementation of instant runoff voting, a ranked choice voting system used in a growing number of American elections.
On February 12th, FairVote executive director Rob Richie was a guest on CSPAN television's Washington Journal, aired live around the nation. That day he also had the first and final letters in the New York Times' "Invitation to Dialogue" series on voting reform. FairVote staff and interns have been publishing many articles in 2012.
Rob Richie on CSPAN
New York Times "Invitation to Dialogue"
Fair voting op-eds in St. Louis Post-Dispatch & Austin American-Statesman
FairVote blogs on Huffington Post & Oped News
IRV IN ACTION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
With new Bay Area elections around the corner, IRV is again receiving attention in the press. Visit this page for the latest commentary, analysis and media coverage on ranked choice voting in Bay Area elections.
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Some conservatives wonder how Mitt Romney has become the favorite for the nomination in a Republican party moving rightward. Others embrace Romney. One problem for believers of both views is the plurality voting rule that means winners don't have to secure a majority. Plurality voting arguably has been negative for all parties involved in the nomination race—whether Romney or his more conservative challengers. The solution, FairVote argues, lies in the adoption of an alternative framework: ranked choice voting.
