The Daily Planetreports that IRV can help ensure a true majority in a 3-way race for
mayor, which Telluride often has. IRV allows voters to rank
candidates; that way, if no one receives a majority, the candidate with
the fewest votes is tossed out, and those votes are redistributed
according to ranking. This was a citizen-initiated ordinance in which
town council voted 6-1. It’s reported that instant runoff voting is
used in cities like San Francisco, Sarasota, Florida, and even in Aspen.