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 1st 2003
Hendrik Hertzberg on Democracy
New Yorker

A collection of qoutes from FairVote board member Hendrik Hertzberg, highlighting instant runoff voting and proportional representation.

June 25th 2003
Instant Runoff Voting Is Best For Minorities
Asian Week

The article supports the idea of instant runoff voting (IRV) in San Francisco, because it is cheaper, more convenient and it empowers minority voters.

June 15th 2003
Who Will Replace State Senator?
The Salt Lake Tribune

100 Davis County delegates voted in rounds of "instant runoff preferential voting," where five candidates were progressively narrowed to two.

June 13th 2003
Fulfill the will of the voters
San Francisco Chronicle

Instant runoff voting -- whereby voters pick not only their first but secondary choices -- will eliminate the costly and poorly attended runoffs that have become a fixture of San Francisco elections.

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