State Guidelines

Fairvote has compiled information on laws and constitutional guidelines for putting full representation and instant runoff voting into effect in various state, with more to follow soon.

• California (.pdf 132kB)
  

• Florida (.pdf 115kB)
  

• Georgia (.pdf 104kB)
  

• Massachusetts (.pdf 116kB)
  

• Maryland (.pdf 107kB)
  

• North Carolina (.pdf 112kB)
  

• New York (.pdf 131kB)
  

• South Carolina (.pdf 107kB)
  

• Virginia (.pdf 103kB)
  

Litigation

Supreme Court	Statement by Supreme Court Justice Harlan in support of constitutional right to use instant runoff voting
San Francisco, California	San Francisco lawsuit complaint (.pdf 65.7kB) Graphic on hand count from San Francisco lawsuit (.pdf 180kb)
Ann Arbor, Michigan	Decision on the constitutionality of instant runoff voting in Ann Arbor
Texas	Brief by CVD to Texas Attorney General on IRV
Washington	FairVote brief on the "Top Two" Primary
Minnesota	Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on IRV (pdf)