Ranked Voting and Ranked Politics
Townhall

Paul Jacob examines why Pierce County voters would be unwise to repeal their newly implemented IRV system that the Pierce county officials have dubbed "too complicated" in order to protect their own political interests.


INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING: A SERIOUS SOLUTION
Aberdeen Daily World

The last presidential election revealed fundamental flaws within our election system.


Reclaiming Democracy in the 21st Century
Social Policy

Rob Richie, Steven Hill, and Caleb Kleppner lay out the FairVote agenda, including: instant runoff voting (IRV) to elect the president, proportional representation, emulating the Irish election system, and emphasizing the political viability of refor


Minor Party Presidential Candidacies Spark Talk of

Instant runoff voting (IRV) would have a great impact on the results of elections, becase it would solve the problem of "spoiling".




Opinion: Superdelegates expose super problems in voting system
WillametteLive

WillametteLive discusses Oregon's problem with Superdelegates, the need for IRV and what it feels like to sit on the sidelines.


Instant Runoffs: A Cheaper, Fairer, Better Way to Conduct Elections
National Civic Review

An article by director Rob Richie about IRV is cost effective and a better representation of voter's descisions. Gives examples of how IRV worked in Vermont, Alaska and New Mexico.



Los Angeles Times

Instant runoff voting (IRV) eliminates the "spoiler" problem and assures that the winner received the majority of votes.


Nirvana's Novoselic on tour for new book and CVD

A new book by FairVote board member Krist Novoselic promotes instant runoff voting and other electoral reforms.


Trading Places
Common Sense- U.S. Term Limits Foundation

Instant runoff voting (IRV) is posed as an alternative to "Nader-trading," where Nader supporters in competitive states traded votes with Gore-supporters in non-competitive states.


Elections Give Voters Too Little To Say

FairVote's Lee Mortimer argues that the primary reason for such low voter turnout in the United States is a result of winner-take-all elections.


Measure O is good for Oakland
Bay Area BusinessWoman Online


CVD Director to Co-Moderate Third Party Presidential Candidate Debate on CSPAN
CSPAN

The three third party presidential candidates on the most ballots (the Libertarian Party's Michael Badnarik, the Green Party's David Cobb and the Constitution Party's Michael Peroutka) will participate in a presidential debate on Tuesday, August 31 i

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