July 6th 2000
Let All Parties Be Heard
The Washington Post

A California Green Party member criticizes the method by which we elect a president, proposing instant runoffs or runoffs to address the spoiler problem.

July 5th 2000
Ralph Nader is a Reformer, Not a Spoiler
New York Times

FairVote's John Anderson argues that Nader's role in presidential elections is crucial in offering new political views and ideas to the public in hopes of reforming elections, rather than "spoiling."

May 10th 2000
N.C. Could Avoid Costly Runoff Elections
Raleigh News and Observer

April 19th 2000
A Better Way to Run a Runoff
Austin American-Statesman

January 15th 2000
Let's Try Instant Runoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

January 15th 2000
Political Reform: A Vision for a More Muscular Democracy

FairVote's John Anderson speaks at the College Convention 2000 in Manchester, NH about election reform and calls for instant runoff voting (IRV), proportional voting, same-day registration, and publicly-funded campaigns.

January 6th 2000
The Instant Runoff
Sacramento News and Review

Plurality election may violate the majority rule, and runoff elections creates additional costs. The solution would be instant runoff voting (IRV.)

October 17th 1999
Runoff plan gives voters a real choice
The Columbian

October 17th 1999
Ch-Ch-Changes
The Columbian

This article discusses the Vancouver Columbian's endorsement of Amendment 1, which is the charter amendment to give Vancouver the option of using instant runoff voting (IRV) in future elections.

October 13th 1999
San Francisco Supervisor Proposes Instant Runoff Elections
San Francisco Chronicle

October 13th 1999
Ammiano proposes instant run-off ballot
San Francisco Examiner

October 6th 1999
Instant Runoff Is One Reform That Works
The Columbian

In this article John Anderson and John Gear introduce the advantages of Instant Run off Voting, which is a fairer, cheaper and a better election method through its success in Australia, Ireland and smaller towns throughout the United States.

October 6th 1999
Instant Runoff Is One Reform That Works
The Columbian

October 1st 1999
Resolving Buchanan's Dilemma
Syracuse Herald, Charlotte News and Observer

July 18th 1999
Instant Runoff Voting
Washington Post

June 13th 1999
With More on Ballot, Runoff Plan Essential
St. Petersburg Times

Martin Dyckman offers his thought on various voting reforms, including instant-runoff voting and proportional representation.

November 8th 1998
Give a 'Body' a Mandate
St. Petersburg Times

Making a strong case for instant-runoff voting, Martin Dyckman refers to Jesse Ventura's election as a prime example of why this reform is long overdue.

September 13th 1998
These Reforms Will Get Voters To the Polls

FairVote's Jamin Raskin and Rob Richie argue that cumulative voting, instant runoff voting (IRV), and proportional voting are needed to reform our undemocratic election system.

August 1st 1998
A fairer system for voters
Boston Globe

May 21st 1998
Streamlining runoffs

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that the mud-slinging political strategy of campaigns will be eliminated with an instant runoff voting (IRV) system.

December 4th 1997
To the Spoiler Goes the Victory?

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill contend that instant runoff voting (IRV) is the solution to the spoiler problem and may be the most plausible reform for third parties to win.

November 5th 1997
Did Christie Whitman Really Win? IRV Knows

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill contend that using the instant runoff voting (IRV) method in the New Jersey gubernatorial race would have resulted in a different winner.

November 5th 1997
A Cheaper, Better Way than Run-Offs

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is the solution for the fiscally frugal voter and for fair elections contend FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill.

October 29th 1997
Majority Rule: As Easy As 1-2-3

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill argue that the U.S. can eliminate the problems caused by winner-take-all elections by adopting an instant runoff voting system (IRV).


Ranked Voting and Ranked Politics
Townhall

Paul Jacob examines why Pierce County voters would be unwise to repeal their newly implemented IRV system that the Pierce county officials have dubbed "too complicated" in order to protect their own political interests.


CVD Director to Co-Moderate Third Party Presidential Candidate Debate on CSPAN
CSPAN

The three third party presidential candidates on the most ballots (the Libertarian Party's Michael Badnarik, the Green Party's David Cobb and the Constitution Party's Michael Peroutka) will participate in a presidential debate on Tuesday, August 31 i




A Voters' Bill of Rights
Independent Progressive Policy Network

Ten point Voters' Bill of Rights prepared by Independent Progressive Politics Network, that includes such solutions as instant runoff voting (IRV) and proportional representation.


Electoral System Reform In the News 2000

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