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October 11th 2004
Election-day guinea pigs
San Francisco Chronicle

Newly implemented instant runoff voting (IRV) will be tested on the big city level for the first time in San Francisco in the Board of Supervisors race; possible benefits such as greater civility between candidates and no runoff election are contrast

September 30th 2004
New Runoff System in San Francisco Has the Rival Candidates Cooperating
New York Times

Talks about the use of IRV in San Francisco and how it has led to a suprisingly positive campaign for a seat on the County Board of Supervisors. Mentions FairVote, John Anderson, Rob Richie.

September 30th 2004
New Runoff System in San Francisco Has the Rival Candidates Cooperating

August 19th 2004
Wilmont Opts for Instant Runoff Voting
Santa Monica Mirror

August 16th 2004
Schwartzenegger's reforms fall far short
The Modesto Bee

July 21st 2004
Multiplying Mayors
Metro Active

This article examines why single-member districts are sometimes ineffective, Steven Hill explains the merits of a proportional representation system

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