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November 10th 2005
Cisneros, Ting win first elections
Bay Area Reporter

Instant runoff voting prompts San Francisco to move up its elections after IRV eliminated the need for a costly second round runoff. Also, Phil Ting wins as City Assessor with a majority and without splitting the Asian American vote between his oppon

November 9th 2005
Incumbent smiles match mayoral grin
San Francisco

In San Francisco, IRV may help Phil Ting be elected as Assessor-Recorder with a majority of support while not splitting the Asian American vote.

November 9th 2005
Assessor-recorder Ting close to winning assessor race
The San Francisco Examiner

Since no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder race, the instant run-off voting system will be used in the race.

November 5th 2005
Instant runoffs: It's time will come
Oakland Tribune

A commentary that urges more legislators to use of IRV as way to save money and better support the interests of thier constituents

November 4th 2005
Budget could hurt elections
San Francisco Chronicle

For the first time, ranked-choice voting will be used city-wide in San Francisco for Tuesday's Novemeber 8 elections.

November 2nd 2005
Gerrymander may help GOP in '06
The Napa Valley Registrer

An article that cites FairVote on why Gerrymandering harms elections and has an impact on skewed results.

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