May 10th 2004
GOP selects Huntsman, Karras
Deseret Morning News

Utah Republicans narrowed the governor's race from eight candidates to two using instant runoff voting on May 8.

May 9th 2004
Utah GOP legislative race summary: Results of convention instant runoff voting selection process on May 8, 2004.
Deseret Morning News

Results of Utah's GOP primary for congressional nominees. Nominees were selected via IRV.

May 4th 2004
Governor hopefuls awash in funds
Deseret Morning News

GOP gubernatorials gear up for a close competitive nomination process, where the nominee will be chosen by IRV

April 26th 2004
Election officials say instant runoff ready
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco elections officials, after more than a year of misfires, say they are optimistic they can enact the voter-mandated instant runoff system for electing local candidates in time for November's Board of Supervisors races.

April 25th 2004
"Undecided" still leads governor's race
Salt Lake Tribune

A column touting the benefits of using IRV as the voting system in Utah's GOP primary for the gubernatorial race

April 22nd 2004
Green Party hopeful aims to take White House
Deseret Morning News (UT)

Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb supports IRV.

April 16th 2004
Zearley wins close MSA contest
Minnesota Daily

An overwhelming 75% of students voted to adopt Instant Runoff Voting for student elections. An initiative spearheaded by the Minn. PIRG chapter at UMN along with other campus organizations obtained the needed votes to put the IRV bill on the ballot

April 16th 2004
Preferential voting makes for kinder race
Deseret Morning News

Commentary exploring the advantages for a party using IRV

April 15th 2004
Grassroots Council okays new bylaws and instant runoff voting
The Argonaut

April 7th 2004
GOP club straw poll gives Huntsman 66% of vote:
Deseret Morning News

Republican straw poll may presage convention IRV results

March 29th 2004
Edwards comes in first in Independence Party caucus vote
Associated Press

March 11th 2004
Instant Runoff Voting: Let Roseville Voters Try it
Star Tribune (MN)

A five-candidate special election prompts call for IRV

March 10th 2004
IRV is as easy as 1, 2, 3
pulsetc.com

Instant runoff voting is both simply and effective, it allows voters to make the best decision without confusing them in any way, Minneapolis should use instant runoff voting in future elections.

March 10th 2004
How To Grab Power Without A Majority
The Times News Network

March 3rd 2004
Berkeley Smiling On Instant Runoffs
San Francisco Chronicle

February 29th 2004
Creating an Open Electoral Process
John B. Anderson

Versions of this piece appeared in other publications such as the Sacramento Bee, Charlotte News and Observer, Miami Herald, Roll Call, The Hill and Common Dreams. FairVote's Chair John Anderson writes about the benefits of instant runoff voting i

February 29th 2004
Hain backs alternative vote for Commons
epolitix.com

February 27th 2004
There's another approach to close elections
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Democrats and Republicans could easily solve the spoiler problem and save tax dollars by implementing instant runoff voting, but they probably will not since it is not in their political interests to do so.

February 27th 2004
Poll shows support for 'instant runoff'
Daily Herald

February 25th 2004
Nader is a wrecker, but he's right about public malaise
The Guardian

February 24th 2004
Preferential Voting Offers More Choice to Voters
Daily Californian

Berkeley considers adopting instant runoff voting in an effort to save money.

February 23rd 2004
It's the Electoral System, Stupid!
Common Dreams

February 23rd 2004
Is Presidential Candidate Nader an egomaniac, a FInsool, a Funded-by-Republicans-Sell-out... or Could He Actually Help Beat Bush?
OpEdNews.com

Instant runoff voting is discussed as a possible reform that would rid elections with third party candidates of the spoiler effect.

February 14th 2004
Opinion - In Our View: 1, 2, 3 Voting
Vancouver Columbian

February 9th 2004
Two Candidates are Better than One
AlterNet

February 4th 2004
Roseville considers instant runoff
Pioneer Press

Roseville could be next to adopt instant-runoff voting, which supporters say eliminates the spoiler phenomenon of third-party candidates and costs less to administer than traditional elections.

February 1st 2004
Until When? Democrats ask the Greens to delay party building�but for how long?
Mesh Magazine

For the last three years we've heard it over and over: the Green Party spoiled the election for Al Gore and helped elect George W. Bush. But the question that rarely gets asked is what have the Democrats done about it?

January 27th 2004
Instant runoff bill gets panel hearing

A bill to establish instant runoff voting in Vancouver hopes to relieve elections of the spoiler scenario that third parties currently pose and thereby promote a more democratic electoral system.

January 27th 2004
City Can Get Better Government for Less Money
Berkeley Daily Planet

January 19th 2004
Richmond's Mayor : Amend Proposed Election System
Richmond Times Dispatch

Mark Rush argues that, in the face of escalating costs, instant runoff voting(IRV) which greatly saves costs would be advantageous in the Richmond mayoral election.

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