January 5th 2004
Time for IRV
Ithaca Journal

If no candidate achieves fify percent of first choices (quite possible when there are more than two candidates) the candidate with the least support is defeated and the "instant runoff" round takes place.

January 2nd 2004
Runoff Vote System Makes Good Sense
The News-Press (FL)

Southwest Florida should consider a new system for counting votes that could eliminate runoffs and just possibly encourage a better brand of politics

December 26th 2003
Instant runoff backers insist election winner get majority of votes
Orange County Register

Casey Peters of Californians for Electoral Reform promotes instant runoff voting citing benefits such as easing the spoiler problem and requiring a majority of votes to win.

December 24th 2003
PNG voting system praised by new MP
ABC Radio Australia

December 17th 2003
Dr Temu scores decisive victory
The National

Dr Puka Temu yesterday retained the Abau Open seat in a decisive victory over his rivals in the first election held using the Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system.

December 8th 2003
Why You Don't Have to Care About Michael Jackson
NewsMax.com

Americans are not politically polarized despite media attempts to portary the electorate as such. Because people hold a wide range of views, instant runoff voting would allow for a more accurate expression of citizens' preferences.

December 3rd 2003
Instant Runoff Worth Closer Look
Modesto Bee

November 25th 2003
Choice Voting increases meaning of votes
California Aggie

UC-Davis uses choice voting in an effort to reduce the number of wasted votes.

November 18th 2003
IL Primaries,
The Illinois Leader

Resortign to IRV to ensure conservative party doesn't split vote

November 11th 2003
UCD Students get first look at 'choice voting'
Davis Enterprise

UC-Davis prepares to use choice voting in student elections.

October 27th 2003
Reform in the works for runoffs
Alameda Times-Star

October 20th 2003
Instant runoffs only real solution
Los Angeles Daily News

October 17th 2003
Uncrazy California
The New Yorker

October 5th 2003
Ranked-choice ballots would benefit voters
Salt Lake Tribune

Commentary on how Utah can save time and money by using IRV. Utah Republican Party sucesssfully use IRV

September 25th 2003
The Challenges to Creating a New Democratic Majority
Alternet

Stephen Hill makes the case that while demographic trends favour the Democratic party, the winner-take-all electoral system continues to favour Republicans.

September 7th 2003
IRV can reform voting
Berkshire Eagle

Support instant runoff voting to avoid winning candidates who only receive a plurality--not a majority--of the votes. By letting voters rank candidates, IRV minimizes the cost of campaigning, is constitutional, and complies with one-person-one vote.

August 27th 2003
Voting as usual: S.F. officials won't implement election reform this year - and maybe not even next year - in defiance of the public will
San Francisco Bay Guardian

San Francisco elections officials have illegally thwarted the will of city voters to implement an instant-runoff voting system this year.

August 27th 2003
Don't bury IRV

IRV is a badly needed reform, and it's crucial to start moving now to have the people and plans in place to ensure it happens next year.

August 25th 2003
Help California Vote!
Capital Commentary

The chaos surrounding California's gubernatorial election crisis could be mended through the implmentation of instant runoff voting and proportional representation.

August 21st 2003
Judge denies instant election runoff Though illegal, S.F. voters' wish not granted for Nov. 4 mayoral ballot
San Francisco Chronicle

A San Francisco Superior Court judge agreed with city elections officials Wednesday that they should not enact a new voter-mandated instant runoff system for the November election even though they will be violating the law.

August 19th 2003
The Promise of Instant Runoff Voting
San Francisco Chronicle

August 16th 2003
Are elections just a game of chance?
Hampshire Gazette

August 15th 2003
Terminating Democracy
Asian Week

August 14th 2003
Terminating Democracy
Asian Week

August 13th 2003
Barely Alive
San Francisco Bay Guardian

August 13th 2003
S.F., crucible for democracy
San Francisco Bay Guardian

FairVote Board Member Krist Novoselic foresees a new wave of American democratic reform headed by instant runoff voting in San Francisco.

August 8th 2003
Governor Davis's Claim to Run as His Own Successor Is Meritless, But the Fear of a
Findlaw.com

The Recall election in California would benefit through the use of instant runoff voting both monetarily and democratically.

August 7th 2003
IRV can reform voting
Berkshire Eagle

July 30th 2003
Letter: Modernizing Elections
New York Times

FairVote's Steven Hill promotes proportional voting and instant runoff voting in the New York Times.

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