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State Assemblymember Ted Lieu is expected to introduce a similar measure to enact IRV for state special elections soon. In California, IRV has already been adopted by San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.
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September 2nd 2009 And the Winner Is... The Political Reform Blog New America's Blair Bobier makes the case that if the Motion Picture Academy can see the wisdom of IRV, so should the state of California as it considers changing to the "top two" primary system.July 22nd 2009 Instant Runoff Voting Could Lead to Big Savings for Cities, Counties PublicCEO AB 1121, a bill allowing for IRV to be used in California's local elections, can save jurisdictions money in challenging economic times.July 16th 2009 San Leandro considers instant-runoff voting for municipal elections The Oakland Tribune The city of San Leandro, a suburb of Oakland, is considering adopting the use of IRV for city elections.June 11th 2009 San Jose considers major change to local elections San Jose Mercury News Frustrated by the cost of multiple elections to fill council seats and the difficulty of limiting the influence of special interests, San Jose (CA) officials consider instant runoff voting.June 8th 2009 Instant runoffs would reduce election costs Torrance Daily Breeze Opinion piece highlights the role IRV could have in shrinking California's budget deficit by eliminating the need for costly runoffs.May 21st 2009 Fixing City Hall News Review A Sacramento Charter Review Committee is looking at both instant runoff voting and proportional representation as possible changes to the city's charter. [ Next ] |
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