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David Wilner

Rob Dickinson

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January 24th 2007
Is Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) good for Nevada County voters?
YubaNet

A call for IRV in Nevada County, CA.

January 15th 2007
Instant Runoff Voting Is Catching On
Miami Herald

New America Foundation's Steven Hill on the increasing popularity of instant runoff voting and several big wins on November 7, 2006. Ran in McClatchy wire, Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, Huffington Post, and others.

December 25th 2006
'Instant Runoff' Voting Touted
Los Angeles Times

Article citing FairVote's work and instant runoff voting wins covers the history of proportional voting in the United States and the growing interest after ballot victories in Davis (CA) and Minneapolis (MN).

December 13th 2006
Poll Shows Support for California "Citizens Assembly" to Recommend Changes
California Progress Report

New America Foundation poll shows support for California Citizen's Assembly.

December 7th 2006
New supervisor voice from right
San Francisco Chronicle

Ranked choice voting helped Ed Jew win a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, giving the right more representation in the city.

December 3rd 2006
Disconnect shown anew in election
Sacramento Bee

After low voter turnout in the last election, the author recommends IRV and proportional voting as ways for government to be more connected and representative of their constituencies.

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