July 23rd 2003
California Recall Reveals American Democracy's Breaking Point
Charlotte Observer

FairVote's Rob Richie and Steven Hill examine the upcoming California gubernatorial election while explaining how our primitive voting system spoils elections and advocating for the implementation of instant runoff voting.

July 23rd 2003
Critical moment for election reform Imminent Shelley decision could allow ranked-choice voting ... and spark legal challenges by city power brokers
San Francisco Bay Guardian

San Francisco voters will rank their top three choices of candidates for mayor, sheriff, and district attorney on November's ballot if city and state officials strive to implement this voter-approved election reform by its fall deadline.

July 23rd 2003
California Recall Reveals American Democracy's Breaking Point
Knight Ridder

FairVote's Steven Hill and Rob Richie advise using instant runoff voting in California�s gubernatorial elections, just as San Francisco uses it for its mayoral.

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
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.

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