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New Instant-Runoff Voting Could Factor in 22 Minneapolis Races
- Posted: July 22, 2009
- Author(s): Chris Steller
- Publication: The Minnesota Independent
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The new implementation of IRV for Minneapolis city elections has led to a significant increase in the number of candidates running in city elections. . Chris Steller looks at possible pros and cons that IRV might bring to the table. -
New Instant-Runoff Voting Could Factor in 22 Minneapolis Races
- Posted: July 22, 2009
- Author(s): Chris Steller
- Publication: The Minnesota Independent
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The new implementation of IRV for Minneapolis city elections has led to a significant increase in the number of candidates running in city elections. . Chris Steller looks at possible pros and cons that IRV might bring to the table. -
San Leandro considers instant-runoff voting for municipal elections
- Posted: July 16, 2009
- Author(s): Karen Holzmeister
- Publication: The Oakland Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The city of San Leandro, a suburb of Oakland, is considering adopting the use of IRV for city elections. -
It's Time to Bring Majority Rule to the American Election Process
- Posted: July 5, 2009
- Author(s): Blair Bobier
- Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The results of Virginia's recent Democratic gubernatorial primary illustrate how winner-take-all elections can produce winners who don't receive the majority of the vote. IRV ensures election winners have majority support. -
It's Time to Bring Majority Rule to the American Election Process
- Posted: July 5, 2009
- Author(s): Blair Bobier
- Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
The results of Virginia's recent Democratic gubernatorial primary illustrate how winner-take-all elections can produce winners who don't receive the majority of the vote. IRV ensures election winners have majority support. -
Instant Runoff Elections are a Vote for Civility
- Posted: June 17, 2009
- Author(s): Rob Richie
- Publication: Yes! Magazine
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Fair Vote's Executive Director, Rob Richie, explains how IRV is greatly benefiting the election process of Burlington, Vermont. -
Minneapolis makes way for new voting system: For the first time, residents will vote for city positions using ranked-choice voting this fall.
- Posted: June 16, 2009
- Publication: University of Minnesota Daily
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
FairVote Minnesota Director Jeanne Massey quoted in article on the implemenatation of IRV in Minneapolis. -
Grunge party politics
- Posted: June 14, 2009
- Author(s): Paul Jacob
- Publication: Townhall.com
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
FairVote Board Chair Krist Novoselic is running for County Clerk in Wahkiakum Co, WA to awareness of problems with Washington's open primary system and support for IRV. -
Don't call Pierce County's ranked choice voting weird just because it's different
- Posted: June 11, 2009
- Publication: Tacoma News Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
Peter Callaghan of the Tacoma News Tribune explains that although many Pierce County residents may think that their recently imp -
IRV is ready for Minneapolis debut: State will benefit from the instant-runoff voting venture
- Posted: June 11, 2009
- Publication: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote
An editorial in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune speculates about the long-awaited debut of IRV in Minneapolis for the upco