Voters may get to decide changes to elections format
The Oakland City council will consider moving to a ranked-choice voting system - IRV (instant-runoff voting).
How to Have Fewer, Better Elections
Fairvote's Caleb Kleppner explains how an instant runoff voting system can eliminate the hastle of successive runoffs.
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING: A SERIOUS SOLUTION
Aberdeen Daily World
The last presidential election revealed fundamental flaws within our election system.
Reclaiming Democracy in the 21st Century
Social Policy
Rob Richie, Steven Hill, and Caleb Kleppner lay out the FairVote agenda, including: instant runoff voting (IRV) to elect the president, proportional representation, emulating the Irish election system, and emphasizing the political viability of refor
Minor Party Presidential Candidacies Spark Talk of
Instant runoff voting (IRV) would have a great impact on the results of elections, becase it would solve the problem of "spoiling".
Opinion: Superdelegates expose super problems in voting system
WillametteLive
WillametteLive discusses Oregon's problem with Superdelegates, the need for IRV and what it feels like to sit on the sidelines.
Instant Runoffs: A Cheaper, Fairer, Better Way to Conduct Elections
National Civic Review
An article by director Rob Richie about IRV is cost effective and a better representation of voter's descisions. Gives examples of how IRV worked in Vermont, Alaska and New Mexico.
Trading Places
Common Sense- U.S. Term Limits Foundation
Instant runoff voting (IRV) is posed as an alternative to "Nader-trading," where Nader supporters in competitive states traded votes with Gore-supporters in non-competitive states.
Los Angeles Times
Instant runoff voting (IRV) eliminates the "spoiler" problem and assures that the winner received the majority of votes.
Nirvana's Novoselic on tour for new book and CVD
A new book by FairVote board member Krist Novoselic promotes instant runoff voting and other electoral reforms.
Elections Give Voters Too Little To Say
FairVote's Lee Mortimer argues that the primary reason for such low voter turnout in the United States is a result of winner-take-all elections.
Measure O is good for Oakland
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