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San Leandro goes with ranked-choice voting system
- Posted: January 21, 2010
- Author(s): Jason Sweeney
- Publication: Oakland Tribune
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
After a much-anticipated vote, ranked-choice voting is a go in San Leandro.
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Consider shifting spring elections to fall
- Posted: January 13, 2010
- Publication: Capital Times
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
"Instant-runoff voting is working in communities across the country, including San Francisco and Burlington, Vt., and has tremendous potential to democratize our politics."
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Don Fraser and George Latimer: The case for instant-runoff voting is clear
- Posted: October 30, 2009
- Author(s): Don Frasier and George Latimer
- Publication: Star Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Two former politicians tell St. Paul voters that IRV is "vitally important to us as citizens and as members of our communities." -
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, Fair 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, Fair 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, Fair 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, Fair 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. -
Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting
- Posted: October 18, 2009
- Publication: The Seattle Times
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Fair 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, Fair 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.