Demonstration Elections
Take Back America Conference, 2005

Attendees of the Take Back America Conference used IRV to choose a Democratic presidential nominee for 2008 and to select the most powerful conservative.

Maryland Progressive Summit II

Attendees of the 2nd Maryland Progressive Summit voted in a mock election using IRV to choose a Democratic presidential nominee for 2008.

NAACP Convention, 2004

CVD held an IRV demonstration election where voters were asked to decide on the most important issue in the 2004 presidential campaign.

Mobilizing America's Youth Event, 2004

CVD held an IRV demonstration election where participants voted to determine John Kerry's running mate.

Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) Convention, 2004

CVD runs a demonstration election using Instant Runoff Voting to determine who should be John Kerry's VP running mate.

Nation Button Contest, 2004

CVD and The Nation Magazine ran an online IRV election to determine the '04 presidential campaign button slogan.

Hip-Hop Convention, 2004

CVD conducts two IRV demonstration elections at the National Hip-Hop convention to determine the most influential Hip-Hop Artist, and to decide who should be John Kerry's VP running mate.

League of Women Voters Convention, 2004

CVD runs a demonstration election at the LWV convention to decide the most influential woman of our time. Two separate ballot counts were conducted using Instant Runoff Voting and Choice Voting.

Take Back America Conference, 2004

CVD runs a 3-day demonstration election using IRV to determine who should be John Kerry's VP running mate.

The Mirror

In conjunction with Ferndale for IRV, The Mirror ran a demonstration election to showcase the IRV process and to exhibit the analysis of the results.

 
Democracy Rising Conference

 FairVote conducted an IRV strawpoll of Presidential candidates.
 
Take Back America Conference, 2003

 FairVote conducted an IRV demonstration election to determine Democratic Nominee for President

**To write up the analysis of your own IRV election, refer to our IRV Count Template.