July 18th 2003
Nader Factor Again?
Trenton Times

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is posed to remedy the spoiler effect in place of encouraging third party candidates like Ralph Nader not to run.

July 17th 2003
Assembly rejects poll changes
The Western Mail

July 17th 2003
IRV: The forest AND the trees
Asian Week

Instant runoff voting guarantees minority inclusion in the democratic process, which will provide the best hope for full electoral empowerment of Asian Pacific Americans.

July 16th 2003
One Nation leader in fraud case
The Guardian

July 16th 2003
Constitution Reform booklet launched
Nassau Guardian, Bahamas

July 15th 2003
Kathimerini
A clash before elections

July 15th 2003
Sinn Fein in plea over Senate elections
U.TV, UK

July 11th 2003
Liberals want to change the way Quebec votes
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

July 11th 2003
On the move: IRV election reform finally makes some moves toward the November ballot
San Francisco Bay Guardian

After languishing in limbo for many months - and in the process, making San Francisco elections officials nervous -plans to implement instant-runoff voting for the November election have taken some significant steps forward

July 10th 2003
New York Times Letters: "The Forgotten Voters"
New York Times

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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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