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.

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.

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.

November 15th 2001
Illinois Student Government Adopts Proportional Representation

University of Illinois Students Vote for PR and IRV

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