May 5th 2005
Audition a New Form of Runoff
Palm Beach Post

Journalist uses American Idol Voting to Demonstrate Need for IRV

April 29th 2005
Group plugs ranked-choice voting at forum
Times-Standard (CA)

Ranked choice voting activism heats up in northern California

April 28th 2005
No More Runoffs?
The Ledger (FL)

Newspaper editorial argues against dropping the Florida primary runoff and for adopting instant runoffs

April 26th 2005
A Kinder, Quicker Race for Mayor
Los Angeles Times

April 25th 2005
Instant runoff voting saves time, money
New York Daily News

Mark Green, 2001 Democratic nominee for mayor of New York and president of the New Democracy Project, advocates instant runoff voting for New York City

April 21st 2005
Coleman '08 elected SA Vice President
The Dartmouth (NH)

Dartmouth College elects several officials using instant runoff voting. This article highlights results of some sub-presidential races.

April 21st 2005
Riner elected Student Body President
The Dartmouth (NH)

Dartmouth College's first IRV election demonstrates the need for elections to produce majority rule

April 21st 2005
Instant-runoff voting urged for Alameda County
Inside Bay Area (CA)

Ken Mostern leads a Berkeley rally urging implementation of voter-backed IRV mandate

April 20th 2005
Voting officials slam Diebold on instant-runoff system
San Francisco Chronicle

Officials and activists pressure private election equipment vendor to move forward on IRV implementation

April 20th 2005
Call for instant runoffs carries a hefty price tag
Contra Costa Times (CA)

IRV activists receive wide news coverage for rally to push Alameda County's (California) election equipment vendor to produce IRV machines

April 19th 2005
A Guide to Instant Runoff Voting
The Dartmouth (NH)

Dartmouth College's newspaper produces an excellent informational piece on the eve of elections for Student Assembly

April 19th 2005
Oakland Special Election: A Better Way
Berkeley Daily Planet

City Council candidate advocates IRV for crowded race

April 18th 2005
Ranked-choice voting topic of town hall
Times-Standard (CA)

Eureka (CA) town hall meeting called to debate IRV

April 18th 2005
Council turns to public for decision on the Moran plant
Burlington Free Press

Burlington (VT) plans to use its recently passed IRV ranking capability to determine a referendum question in 2006.

April 16th 2005
A Winning Season for Instant Runoff Voting
Independent Politics News

FairVote's IRV America Program Associate Steven Hoeschele highlights momentum for ranked choice reform across the country

April 14th 2005
Instant runoff bill goes to governor
The Oregonian

The bill allowing Vancouver to conduct a five-year IRV pilot project passes legislature, and is later signed by governor.

April 14th 2005
Election Proposal
Campus Times Online

University of Rochester's student newspaper endorses IRV for campus elections.

April 13th 2005
Legislature: Vancouver nears OK for runoff voting; City could opt to use ranking method if Gregoire signs bill
The Columbian

A house bill in the state of Washington removes the legal barrier to allow the city of Vancouver to adopt instant-runoff voting in city elections.

April 12th 2005
A different way to vote
Minnesota Daily

LTE supports instant runoff voting for University of Minnesota elections, a measure that would pass two days later

April 11th 2005
Kannokada and Okonkwo win election
Stanford Daily Online

Stanford University uses IRV for its student elections. The recent election, in which two students of color won for president & vice-president, had an increased voter turnout.

April 3rd 2005
Some Thoughts on Where We Are
Z Net

Proportional representation and instant runoff voting needed to improve the representation of third parties.

April 1st 2005
Instant runoffs would improve Lansing elections
Lansing State Journal

FairVote advisory committee member publishes IRV opinion piece

April 1st 2005
New Democratic National Committee chairman supports IRV

Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean is one of a growing number of political leaders that endorse instant runoff voting. He writes about it extensively in his new book.

April 1st 2005
Future UOSA elections need more accurate runoff
The Oklahoma Daily

Letter to Editor by FairVote's Steven Hoeschele highlights different IRV methods, calls for sequential eliminations as most sound method

March 31st 2005
Render Wins UOSA Presidency
The Oklahoma Daily

University of Oklahoma's first instant runoff voting election a huge success. Election draws record high turnout.

March 31st 2005
A Good Proposal that Won't do Much
San Jose Mercury News

Newspaper endorses full representation and IRV to solve California's redistricting woes

March 31st 2005
A plan for better elections
The Charlotte Observer

Instant runoff voting and proportional representation advocated to achieve more competitive elections.

March 31st 2005
Render wins UOSA presidency
Oklahoma Daily

Successful IRV student elections at the University of Oklahoma.

March 28th 2005
In Our View - Let's Try IRV
Vancouver Columbian

Newspaper endorses IRV, which is gaining momentum in Washington state, and especially in Vancouver

March 26th 2005
Election reform: Carter, Baker tackle it
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota newspaper encourages new Carter/Baker commission to review IRV, Electoral College, and national standards

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