FairVote California
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Berkeley, CA 94705

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Board Members
Pete Martineau

David Wilner

Rob Dickinson

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California Reform Initiative

Best Methods for Representing California

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

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

May 29th 1998
Get Your Election Results Right Here!

FairVote's Steven Hill argues that the monopoly politics and single seat winner-take-all election process allows us to determine who winners will be prior to primaries and general elections.

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.

April 2nd 1998
How to Bind the Nation

FairVote's Steven Hill argues that due to the high level of ethnic diversity in california, single-member districts are unreasonable and ineffective since the majority's concerns will not be heard.

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