February 17th 2003
How your vote could count
St. Albans Messanger

Markowitz, Vermont's Secretary of State, writes about the ineffecient and undemocratic way the state picks its public officials and calls for instant runoff voting.

January 17th 2003
What democracy votes like: Could a new way of voting save our system?
LA Weekly

There is a growing number of activists who promote instant runoff voting (IRV) in California, which would eliminate spoiler problem and create more representative democracy.

December 30th 2002
Maine: Instant Runoff Voting Lets Democracy Thrive
The Bangor News

Commentary in favor of IRV as a solution to the spoiler problem.

December 25th 2002
Bye, December runoffs
The Bay Guardian

FairVote's Steven Hill reports that San Francisco will begin using instant-runoff voting to elect local officials from November 2003

December 11th 2002
Goodbye to December runoffs
San Francisco Examiner

Steven Hill extols the advantages of San Francisco's recent decision to adopt instant runoff voting (IRV), including: no costly, low-turnout runoff elections and less negative ad campaigning.

December 10th 2002
Fuller, Fairer Elections? How? The 'instant runoff' promotes majority rule, voter turnout
Christian Science Monitor

December 10th 2002
Proposed Voting System is Exercise in Free Speech
Metrowest Daily News

Former Massachusetts Green party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein argues for instant runoff voting (IRV) as her own campaign was squashed by fear of the spoiler effect.

November 25th 2002
Instant runoffs for the future
San Francisco Examiner

The advantages of instant runoff voting (IRV) to bolstering voter turnout and preventing the "spoiler effect," especially of Green Party success as it may interfere with electing Democrats, are noted in this article.

November 19th 2002
Judicial elections marred by money, negative ads
Lansing State Journal

Instant runoff voting (IRV) and providing full public financing for campaigns could be applied for for judicial elections.

November 16th 2002

New York Times

Americans voice their support for instant runoff voting (IRV) and third party competition.

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