December 13th 2004
Exit poll study of Ranked Choice Voting reports positive results
SFSU exit poll analysis

December 13th 2004
IRV wins approval

December 9th 2004
Runoff Voting is Better
The Columbian (WA)

Brief commentary prompted by Washington governor race.

December 5th 2004
Voters overwhelmingly approve instant runoff
Berkeley Daily Planet

Berkeley voters, at least those who showed up to the polls Tuesday, won�t need a second ballot to let the city and county know how they feel about Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).

December 3rd 2004
A solution to the electoral meltdown
The San Diego Union Tribune

San Diego mayoral election demonstrates need for instant runoff voting in order to allow multiple candidates and maximize voter choice.

December 2nd 2004
IRV Advances
Green Pages

Howard Ditkoff claims that instant runoff voting (IRV) would be beneficial for the Greens, and discusses all the advantages of it.

December 1st 2004
Instant Runoff Voting Makes Advances November 2
Independent Progressive Politics Network

More cities - San Francisco, Burlington, Vermont - start to apply instant runoff voting (IRV)to elect their mayor.

November 9th 2004
Ignoring Tired Pleas
Indy Bay (CA)

President of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on presidential politics

November 7th 2004
Commentary: Two-party system spoils real choice in elections
Oshkosh Northwestern

November 4th 2004
Taking Democracy a Step Further
The California Aggie

San Francisco became the first city to implement instant runoff voting and, if successful, will hopefully spark a movement for other cities to follow suit.

November 2nd 2004
Putting fun back into elections
Decatur Daily

Opinion piece supporting IRV as a way to benefit third parties while ensuring majority rule.

November 2nd 2004
Abolish the Electoral College
The Harvard Crimson

October 27th 2004
Democrat for a day, reformer for life

FairVote Chairman John Anderson discusses the 2004 election and the state of our electoral system. He proposes multimember district proportional representation and instant runoff voting as solutions to reinvigorate American democracy.

October 26th 2004
An election experiment worth trying
San Jose Mercury News

California newspaper appreciates San Francisco's iniative on IRV

October 23rd 2004
Reform idea: Run-off elections might be an improvement
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Instant runoff voting will get rid of third party candidates' spoiler effect and would enable previously marginalized voters to "re-enfranchise" with the political process.

October 23rd 2004
Reform idea: Run-off elections might be an improvement
Corvallis Gazette-Times (OR)

Editorial promotes IRV to counter spoiler problem

October 22nd 2004
Finding ways to fine-tune the engine of democracy
Seattle Times

Instant runoff voting is a common sense reform that San Francisco should adopt, and other cities should look to as well.

October 21st 2004
Votes would carry more weight with instant runoff
Detroit Free Press

By voting Yes on Proposal B, Ferndale voters would introduce instant-runoff voting into the city's elections.

October 21st 2004
Votes would carry more weight with instant runoff
Detroit Free Press

Editorial support for IRV in Ferndale.

October 21st 2004
Don�t blame Greens if Kerry loses presidency to Bush
The News Tribune (WA)

Electoral reform is need to put an end to spoiler scenarios in elections. Instant runoff voting is a reasonable solution that will put an end to the currently hostile relationship between Democrats and Green Party members.

October 20th 2004
A to-do list for the day after Nov. 2
Detroit Free Press

The 2004 Presidential election will leave many people disappointed, and in its wake, three key reforms should be purused: electoral college reform, instant runoff voting, and allowing immigrants to serve as President.

October 20th 2004
A to-do list for the day after Nov. 2
Detroit Free Press

October 14th 2004
Kansas could gain from election reform
The Wichita Eagle

Changing the electoral system to full representation would improve our democracy.

October 12th 2004
For Voters, Choice Is as Easy as 1, 2, 3
Washington Post

When voters here go to the polls in November to select their top choice for a seat on the city's Board of Supervisors, they also get to pick their second choice -- and even their third.

October 11th 2004
S.F. takes lead with instant runoff voting
San Francisco Chronicle

Steven Hill supports San Francisco's recent passage of Proposition A, which introduces instant runoff voting (IRV) for nearly all local office.

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

October 8th 2004
New '06 President and Freshman Council elected
The Miscellany News

Vassar College uses IRV for the first time to elect student representatives of the freshman council, the campus committees and the President.

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

News report on how IRV encourages cooperation between rival candidates for City Supervisor in San Francisco elections

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

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