November 11th 2002
Instant runoff voting
The Decatur Daily

November 5th 2002
Demography vs. Democracy: Young people feel left out of the political process
Los Angeles Times

FairVote's Steven Hill notices, that young people, whose turnout in elections is low, are not the demographic group that is addressed by candidates.

October 29th 2002
O'Brien, Stein deal unlikely
Hampshire Gazette

Instant runoff voting (IRS) has been proposed by the Green Party in Massachusetts for a long time, but the Democrats seem not to be interested to cooperate.

October 28th 2002
Runoff, Finneran on some ballots
Hampshire Gazette

Voters in Hampshire House Districts vote on instant runoff voting (IRV), the idea supported by Citizens for Participation in Political Action and Common Cause.

October 27th 2002
Clock ticking for O'Brien
Boston Globe

Eileen McNamara argues that instant runoff voting (IRV) would be an answer for �spoiler� situation in Massachusetts, where the major parties win only plurality not the majority of votes.

September 23rd 2002
Improved Runoffs Needed in North Carolina
Topsail Voice

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is posed as an improvement over the current runoff system in North Carolina, which produces sheriffs and members of Congress that garner only a third of the vote.

August 26th 2002
Better Voting?
Common Sense series

Alaska could begin the new trend in US establishing instant runoff voting (IRV) in 2002.

August 14th 2002
Ballot Measure 1 restores choice
Anchorage Daily News

August 12th 2002
Election Day options studied
Honolulu Advertiser

The article describes different election systems such as cumulative voting, proportional voting and instant runoffs. FairVote's Steven Hill is mentioned.

July 23rd 2002
Rader: Support for instant run-off voting
Metro West Daily News

FairVote's Rob Richie is quoted on the necessity of instant runoff voting (IRV) in the future of political and electoral reform.

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