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Florida Articles: August 1st 2004Five districts or One Sumter? Leesburg Daily Commercial (FL) This article weighs the relative merits of cumulative voting for use in Florida county elections, including supportive commentary from academics.July 20th 2004 Florida's Ex-Convicts Seek Right To Vote Chicago TribuneJuly 15th 2004 Florida Faces Vote Chaos in 2004, Commission Hears ReutersJuly 10th 2004 Officials Say Election Questions Under Control The Tampa TribuneJune 7th 2004 Delay, Purge Hit Voter Rolls Tampa Bay TribuneMay 27th 2004 Spoilers are so pass� Miami New Times The spoiler effect and minority rule can only be dealt with if the U.S. begins to adopt the system of instant runoff voting.January 2nd 2004 Runoff Vote System Makes Good Sense The News-Press (FL) Southwest Florida should consider a new system for counting votes that could eliminate runoffs and just possibly encourage a better brand of politicsJune 10th 2003 Preserve voters' choice Palm Beach PostJune 8th 2003 Understanding the instant runoff Tallahasse decides to go without runoff primaries due to the time needed to count all the votes. Op-Ed recommends using instant runoff voting.June 6th 2003 Rewriting Florida election laws and hoping the jokes stop Daytona Beach News-Journal Op-Ed recommends that Florida adopt instant runoff voting. Purports that the main objections against this system are that it is inconvenient, and that it's too complicated for voters to understand.March 30th 2003 Lessons in Voting From the French Op-Ed advocates instant runoff voting, citing France's presidential runoff election fiasco between Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie Le Pen as an example.February 16th 2003 Primary runoffs may come back Florida News Outlet Florida legislators debate instant runoff voting but worry of the confusion it may cause.December 18th 2002 The case for runoffs St. Petersburg Times This editorial extols the potential of instant runoff voting (IRV) to take over the function of the suspended runoff elections in Florida and ensure majorian victories and moderate candidates.December 18th 2002 The case for runoffs St. Petersburg TimesDecember 14th 2002 Let voters express will through instant runoffs Palm Beach Post[ Previous ] [ Next ] |
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