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Instant Runoff Voting

Instant Runoff Voting on Election Day 2009: Wins, Losses and the Long-Term Trajectory of Reform

Rob Richie | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: St. Paul, Instant Runoff Voting, Gov. Jon Corzine, Minneapolis, Choice Voting, Election Reform, Voting Reform, Aspen Colorado, Politics News
Rob Richie

Tuesday's elections brought direct advances for IRV in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with disappointments in places like Aspen.

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Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!

Mark Green | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Elections, Democracy, Voter Registration, Voting, Election Reform, New York City Public Advocate, Instant Runoff Voting, Fairvote, Voter Turnout, New York News
Mark Green

If you have an election where the winner gets four percent of the eligible electorate, is that a functioning democracy? I just lost such a runoff contest in New York City.

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And the Oscar for Best Voting System Goes to ... Instant Runoff Voting

Rob Richie | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Instant Runoff Voting, The Oscars, Casablanca, Academy of Motion Pictures, Election, Entertainment News
Rob Richie

Before 1945, the Academy picked classics like Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. But it switched to plurality voting because it can encourage Oscar upsets.

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Lessons From Downtown Business Attacks on Instant Runoff Voting in San Francisco

Rob Richie | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Instant Runoff Voting, San Francisco, Politics News
Rob Richie

It's only a matter of time before IRV becomes a fixture in our politics -- that within a decade the phrase "Rock the Vote" will effectively be replaced by "Rank the Vote."

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Three-Way Tossup in Virginia Primary Shouldn't Block Majority Winner

Rob Richie | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terry McAuliffe, Instant Runoff Voting, Virgina Primary, Creigh Deeds, Politics News
Rob Richie

My colleague Paul Fidalgo wrote a blog post today over at the FairVote blog that I thought timely to share. You can see a range of new posts there on ...

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Electoral Reform on the Ballot: Wins for Instant Runoff Voting and More

Rob Richie | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Popular Vote, Universal Voter Registration, Instant Runoff Voting, Election Results, Electoral Reform, Politics News
Rob Richie

A round of electoral reform victories in key ballot measures suggest that Americans have had enough of antiquated electoral laws.

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Disenfranchised Again in California

Tad Daley | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008, Electoral College, Instant Runoff Voting, Gay Marriage Swing States, California Gay Marriage, Swing States, Los Angeles, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Tad Daley

The democracy fatigue that so many of us are experiencing this week in Los Angeles could have been remedied with one easy modification to the electoral system: instant runoff voting.

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