Instant Runoff Voting

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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IRV IN ACTION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Instant runoff voting (known locally as ranked choice voting) is currently used in several cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco held its first ranked choice voting elections in 2004. Oakland and San Leandro used ranked choice voting to conduct mayoral elections in 2010, with the Oakland mayoral race receiving extensive coverage in national media. Berkeley also used ranked choice voting in 2010 to elect several citywide positions.

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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  • RCV for the GOP
    by Sheahan Virgin // Posted January 20, 2012

    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.

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Video Demonstration of IRV