Election Day Landslides for IRV!

Three big ballot victories, three successful IRV elections

Newly elected candidates are not the only winners from Election Day 2007. Voters in Sarasota (FL) and Aspen (CO) voted by more than three to one to move to instant runoff voting. 67% of voters in Pierce County (WA) voted to keep IRV on track for next year's county executive race, while voters in Clallam County narrowly rejected establishing an IRV option for now.

More and more places now use IRV. San Francisco held its fourth IRV election overall, with first-round winners in three citywide races, including mayor. Takoma Park (MD) smoothly held its first IRV election for mayor, with nary a single spoiled ballot, and the city of Hendersonville (NC) had a good first IRV election for two city council seats. Cambridge (MA)
held city council and school committee elections with the choice voting system of proportional voting, now in its seventh decade of use.

[ Aspen Times on IRV Victory ]
[ Herald Tribune on IRV making Sarasota a “model of election reform” ]
[ Hendersonville IRV voter: “There’s nothing to it” ]

Join FairVote for Claim Democracy Conference & 15th Anniversary Gala

Get informed, get involved, and get connected!

With the White House up for grabs in 2008, America needs better and fairer elections more than ever, so join leading reformers from around the nation for CLAIM DEMOCRACY 2007, Nov. 9th to 11th in Washington, DC. This will be the largest gathering in years of national, state and local leaders working to meet the challenges of running fair elections, protecting voting rights and winning reform.

It’s your chance to connect with activists and luminaries, participate in innovative, hands-on workshops, and hear from headliners including MeetUp.com CEO Scott Heiferman, former presidential candidate John Anderson, Grover Norquist, the New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg, the LCCR's Wade Henderson, D.C. city council chairman Vincent Gray, the Brennan Center’s Deborah Goldberg, former EAC commissioner Ray Martinez, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, and many more!

FairVote will also hold its 15th Anniversary Gala at Union Station on Saturday, November 10th, where we will honor chairman John Anderson and award the winner of FairVote’s Upgrade Democracy Video Contest!

Visit ClaimDemocracy.com for complete conference schedule and details. Also see fairvote.org/gala for information on our 15th anniversary gala!

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