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December 13th 2001
Instant runoff system touted
San Francisco Examiner

Steven Hill comments on how instant runoff voting (IRV) might help cure low December turnouts at the polls in San Francisco runoff elections.

December 13th 2001
Death to runoffs. Long live runoffs!
San Francisco Examiner

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is posed as a possible reform that would have spared San Francisco a costly city attorney runoff with record low turnout; however, IRV it could be too complex for voters to use.

December 13th 2001
Record-low vote came at high price
San Francisco Chronicle

Record lows and records expenses per vote in San Francisco's city attorney race are cited as powerful motivators to switch to an instant runoff voting (IRV) system.

November 21st 2001
Vote once and determine the winners instantly
San Francisco Chronicle

Instant runoff voting is extolled as a solution to both the expense and low-turnout problems San Francisco faces in holding a runoff election for the top two finishers in a city attorney race.

June 1st 2001
A Remedy for Long-Empty Council Seats
Los Angeles Times

Some of the ways to fill elective offices at council vacancies are appointments, plurality elections, majority elections with separate runoffs and majority elections with instant runoffs.

February 21st 2001
Libertarian Party of CA

The Libertarian Party of California officially endorsed the instant runoff voting (IRV) for internal party elections.

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