Single Winner RCV
Recommended by Robert’s Rules of Order for organizational elections conducted by mail, ranked choice voting (called “preferential voting” in Robert’s rules or "instant runoff voting") is used widely among organizations. Here is a partial list of such organizations, updated in March 2009. Organizations that use ranked choice voting for multi-seat elections are listed as "multi-winner." (If you know of additions, please send a note as well as a link to the organization to [email protected])
Highlighted Uses of Instant Runoff Voting by Organizations and Corporations
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (all elections) - Founded in 1917, it is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with over 31,000 members.
- American Association of University Women (President, Vice President) - Founded in 1881 to advocate for education and equity, the association has approximately 100,000 members, 1,000 branches, and 500 college/university institution partners.
- American Bar Association Law Student Division (division delegates) - The ABA is one of the world's largest voluntary professional organizations, with nearly 400,000 members and more than 3,500 entities.
- American Chemical Society (President, District Director) - The ACS is the world's largest scientific society.
- American Educational Research Association (all elections with two or more candidates) - This organization is a prominent professional association of educators.
- American Geophysical Union (President, General Secretary and International Secretary) - This worldwide scientific community advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of the Earth and space for the benefit of humanity.
- American Medical Student Association (President, Vice President for Membership, Vice President for Finances, Secretary, Vice President for Programming) - The oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States.
- American Mensa (Chairman, First Vice-Chairman, Second Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer) - The organization serves people who score in the top 2 percent of the general population on an accepted standardized intelligence test. It has over 50,000 members.
- American Parliamentary Debate Association (all elections) - Founded in 1981, it is the oldest intercollegiate debating association in the United States.
- American Philosophical Association (all Pacific and Eastern Division elections) - Founded in 1900, it is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States.
- American Psychological Association (President, Divisional Representatives to the Council of Representatives, six Members-At-Large of the Executive Committee) - As a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States, the APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide, with approximately 150,000 members
- Casualty Actuarial Society - "Currently celebrating its 100th year, the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) fulfills its mission to advance actuarial science through a singular focus on research and education for property and casualty actuarial practice. Among its 6,700 members are experts in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, finance, risk management, and enterprise risk management.
- Consortium of College and University Media Centers (President, Secretary, Treasurer, Directors) - This dynamic organization's mission is to provide leadership and a forum for information exchange; over 750 members representing all sizes of institutions in higher learning.
- Hugo and Campbell Science Fiction Awards - Given annually by the World Science Fiction Society since 1955, This award is granted to the best works of science fiction literature.
- International Psychoanalytical Association (President, Treasurer) - This Professional association for psychoanalysts worldwide was founded in 1910 by Carl Gustav Jung and Sigmund Freud, among others.
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (At Large) - As a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world, the corporation is dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.
- League of American Bicyclists (Board of Directors) - The League promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. They also conducted a mock multi-winner ranked choice voting election for the five best cyclists of all time, the results of which can be found here under the "How does the voting system work" subheading.
- National Speech and Debate Society (all elections) - This educational honor society encourages American high school students to become proficient in public speaking.
- National Organization for Women (Regional Board Members, President, Vice President - Executive, Vice President - Action, Vice President - Membership) - Founded in 1966, NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States, with more than 500,000 contributing members and more than 500 local and campus affiliates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Quota International (all elections) - Founded in 1919, Quota International is one of the oldest international service organizations for women, with 6,000 members.
- Pacific Palisades Community Council (all elections) - The Council plays an important role in local government in Los Angeles, serving as a forum for discussion and advocating for the community.
- Professional Risk Managers' International Association (Chair of the Ethics Committee) - An organization of over 50,000 members in 180 countries, the association promotes sound risk management standards.
- The Society of Actuaries (Board of Directors)-The Society of Actuaries is the largest actuarial professional organization in the world.
Other Uses of Instant Runoff Voting by Organizations and Corporations
- Academy of Management, Research Methods Division (various prizes and awards)
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (executive officers, Directors elected at large)
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (all elections)
- Association for Arkansas Legal Support Professionals(President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- Berkeley Student Cooperative (various positions on the Board of Directors)
- Bluenose Autosport Club (Executive)
- Cache County Republican Party (UT) (county convention and Central Committee meetings)
- Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society (all elections)
- Classification Society (Member Representatives to the Council of the International Federation of Classification Societies)
- Coastside Democrats (San Mateo County, CA) (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, At Large Board Members)
- Colorado's 26th District Democratic Vacancy Committee used IRV to fill a seat in March 2006
- Cornell University, Johnson School Faculty Policy Committee (Committee Members). The committee uses "consecutive IRV" elections.
- DC for Democracy (Candidate Endorsements)
- Drupal Association (Community Board Members)
- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (all elections)
- Green Party of California (All elections in which there are multiple candidates running for a single seat)
- Green Party of Texas (Co-Chairs, Treasurer; State, County, and District Conventions)
- International Association for Sports Information (President, Vice President)
- International Olympic Committee (note: not pure IRV)
- Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association (All Officers and Councilors)
- Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville (SC) (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Students Association (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- Memorial University Computer Science Society (all offices)
- Mensa Sacramento (Local Secretary, Activities Coordinator, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Coordinator, Member-at-Large)
- Midwestern Psychological Association (President, Council Members)
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (all offices)
- Minnesota Farmers' Union (Vice President)
- National Electronic Security Alliance (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- New Jersey Library Association (all elections)
- North Carolina Association for Research in Education (Officers and Members of the Board of Directors)
- North Carolina Green Party (For decisions involving a choice among three or more actions or candidates)
- Point of Information Foundation (all officer elections)
- Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (Executive Committee)
- Rhizome (grants)
- Santa Clara County Democratic Club (Executive Board)
- Sierra Club Student Coalition (all elections)
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (all elections)
- Society for Military Psychology (officer elections)
- Society for Occupational Health Psychology (President)
- Society for Psychophysiological Research (all elections)
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (all elections)
- Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (all elections)
- Society for Text and Discourse (Governing Board elections)
- Soroptimist International of the Americas (President, Board of Directors)
- Stonewall Democrats of New York City (endorsements)
- Students for Free Culture (Board of directors)
- Triangle Area Green Party (all decisions involving two or more actions or candidates)
- University of Minnesota Department of Education (grievance committee members)
- University of Waterloo (Canada) Federation of Students (Executive positions)
- Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club (Coordinating Council)
- YMCA Louisiana Youth and Government Program (all conference elections)
*The Heisman Trophy, NCAA polls, and various other sports awards use a form of ranked voting known as the Borda count, where each ranking is given a certain point value.
**Federal Reserve regional directors are elected by the Bucklin form of ranked voting where all second choices are added to the totals of all first choices.
