February 25th 2002
Instant Ideas
American Prospect

February 22nd 2002
Instant-runoff could lure more voters
San Francisco Chronicle

FairVote's Caleb Kleppner is quoted in support of Proposition A in San Francisco, which might eliminate costly and poorly-attended December runoff elections but might also confuse voters.

February 14th 2002
Still Independent-Minded: One-time Presidential Candidate Continues Push for Multiparty System
Roll Call

February 14th 2002
A proposition to end apathy, if anyone cares
San Francisco Chronicle

Steven Hill discusses the merits of Proposition A, a ballot initiative to introduce instant runoff voting (IRV) in San Francisco, including less runoff elections and less negative campaigning.

February 14th 2002
Don't rehash term limits, be creative:
Lansing State Journal

Full Choice Voting, combining state house districts into sets of three and electing three candidates each term enables to give voters more representation and improve term limits.

February 14th 2002
Court Orders California Counties to Replace Voting Machines
Los Angeles Times;San Francisco Chronicle

Articles from Californian newspapers on the necessity replace outmoded punch-card voting machines by the 2004 presidential election.

February 13th 2002
SGA to vote today on runoff-election reform
The Diamondback

University of Maryland introduces an IRV bill

February 13th 2002
University of Washington Graduate Student Government uses IRV

University of Washington Graduate Student Senate passes iRV

February 12th 2002
How to eliminate SGA run-offs
The Diamondback

Univeristy of Maryland student advocates IRV

February 7th 2002
Reintegrate ex-cons by restoring voting rights
Baltimore Sun

FairVote's Eric Olson co-authored this piece on voting rights for ex-felons and pending legislation in the Maryland Assembly.

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IRV Soars in Twin Cities, FairVote Corrects the Pundits on Meaning of Election Night '09
Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers.  Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time—with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday’s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections;  the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections.

And as pundits try to make hay out of the national implications of Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections, Rob Richie in the Huffington Post concludes that the gubernatorial elections have little bearing on federal elections.

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