July 19th 2006
Senate Approves 'Instant Runoffs'
Associated Press

The Associated Press covers the passage of instant runoff voting through the North Carolina Senate and describes the system's major advantages.

July 19th 2006
Oakland to vote to eliminate midyear primaries

The Oakland City Council, by a 7-2 vote, has decided that there will be an instant runoff voting proposition on the November ballot. Voters will decide if their city will join others in the Bay Area by consolodating their city elections.

July 18th 2006
Voters may get to decide changes to elections format
San Francisco Chronicle

FairVote representative Chris Jerdonek is quoted on the merits of instant runoff voting in Oakland as the city council prepares to debate placing it on the November ballot.

July 17th 2006
Repairing American democracy
The Seattle Times

Syndicated columnist Neal Pierce profiles Steven Hill's new book 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy, which advocates several FairVote reform proposals including the right to vote, a national popular vote, instant runoff voting, and proportional re

July 16th 2006
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING--COMING TO OAKLAND?
California Progress Report

Article highlights the benfits of instant runoff voting as well as how close Oakland is to using the system.

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