[ Wake County Board of Elections press release ]
[ More about the North Carolina IRV pilot project ]
[ FAQ's about IRV in North Carolina ]
Cary, NC, Adopts IRV
Other North Carolina Cities Expected to Follow
The city of Cary has become the first North Carolina city to take advantage of a new state law allowing cities to use instant runoff voting for local elections. Cary will use IRV this October to for mayoral and city council elections, eliminating the need for a separate high-cost, low-turnout runoff. Other cities in the state are expected to follow Cary's lead in the coming weeks.
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Big Week for IRV
Three Legislative Advances and an Important Endorsement
The week of May 7th, 2007, was a big week for IRV across the country. The Illinois Senate approved legislation that would adopt ranked ballots for military and overseas voters. The Vermont House Government Operations Committee approved a bill, already approved by the Senate, to adopt IRV for U.S. Senate and House races in Vermont. In California, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved legislation that would give local governments the option of using IRV.
In other exciting news, former Illinois congressman John Porter of the Brookings Institution's Opportunity '08 project released a position paper promoting IRV as a means to encourage voter participation.
[ Opportunity '08 election reform factsheet ] |
Vermont Senate Passes IRV
Bill Would Implement IRV for 2008 Congressional Election
On April 26th, 2007, the Vermont Senate approved legislation that would implement IRV for congressional elections beginning in 2008. This legislation generated strong support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and the League of Women Voters of Vermont. IRV has a strong history of support in Vermont including endorsement resolutions from many towns as well as an endorsement from former governor Howard Dean.
The bill now moves to the House, where companion legislation was introduced earlier this session with 49 sponsors.
[ Press release from League of Women Voters of Vermont ] |