November 16th 2002
New voting methods can help Vt.
Burlington Free Press

Instant runoff voting (IRV) should be implemented in Vermond, as it was in San Francisco and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

November 13th 2002
Duluth may consider instant runoff voting

Instant runoff voting for the mayoral race could become a city legislative priority for Duluth, Minnesota.

November 13th 2002
Ruining the House

Currently, the House has become much less competitive and less likely to change compared to the Senate due to redistricting and gerrymandering politics.

November 12th 2002
Instant runoff: It's a better way to vote
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota's third-parties are strongly promoting the voting method of instant runoff voting (IRV) to provide voters with more options and force candidates to receive the majority of votes in an election.

November 11th 2002
Instant runoff voting
The Decatur Daily

November 11th 2002
Group Issues Legislative Agenda: 10-year-old organization tries to counter influence of business, special interests
Morning News

Arkansas' voting reform intends on including instant runoff voting (IRV) into the election system, changing the voting dates to include Saturday and Sunday, and permit same day registration.

November 10th 2002
'Just Elections' - democracy's mechanics
Baltimore Sun

Review of new book by a well-known philosopher that touts cumulative voting.

November 10th 2002
Take politics out of redistricting
Chicago Sun-Times

Dan Rostenkowski addresses the need to go beyond campaign finance reform and address more inherent issues, such as the non competitive districts that have become so widespread in our electoral system crowded with partisan redistricting plans.

November 10th 2002
'Safe Seats' Cheat the Voters
Los Angeles Times

Drawing new district lines to provide "safe" seats is harmful for California, as it is impossible to holds lawmakers accountable and create real competition.

November 10th 2002
Broken Democracy
Washington Post

The Center for Voting and Democracy reports that House of Representative elections were not competitive as incumbents were easily reelected in part because of corruption in the redistricting process.

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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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