In the News
August 27th 2008
IRV: beyond the top-two primary
Seattle Times

Commentary argues for instant runoff voting as an alternative to top-two primaries.

June 4th 2008
Voters Want Choices. And They Want to Be Heard.
Seattle Weekly

Krist Novoselic recounts his own experience of Ranked Choice Voting and explains why it makes so much sense today through historical facts and figures.

May 16th 2008
Bennett wins ASUW presidency
The Daily of the University of Washington

An article about the last successful student elections using IRV at the University of Washington. This year, there were 4,051 ballots cast, compared to 1,800 ballots from last year.

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Contacts                                        
  • FairVote Vancouver: In 1999, reformers backed a sucessful initative on IRV in Vancouver, Washington.

Legislation and Litigation
  • HB 1447 has passed! Establishes a pilot program for IRV use in the election of non-partisan offices in Clark County. Passed the Legislature on April 13th with a 63-34 vote in the House and a 38-9 vote in the Senate; signed by the governor on April 23.
  • Washington state initiative for IRV launched: Instant Runoff Washington has formed to collect signatures in 2004 for action in 2005.