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A Vote on Voting
Published in the Southwest Journal, Jan. 30, 2006
By Kari VanDerVeen
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How would instant runoff voting work? Well, that's a good question
Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/106/story/198368.html
An instant-runoff voting plan proposed in Hopkins raises questions as to how the votes would be counted.
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Winner-take-all overrepresents Hamas in Palestinian elections
From FairVote: The Center for Voting and Democracy
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Show Some Love for Democracy: Support Instant Runoff Voting
By Bruce Campbell
We profess to love democracy in America but, much like family members avoiding a loved one’s personal issues, we’re a nation in denial about problems with our democratic system. Less than 60% of eligible voters participated in the 2004 presidential election. And that was considered high relative to previous years. (Do the math: the current president received support from less than 30% of the voting age population.) In Minnesota the last two governors took office with less than 50% of the vote (Ventura got 37%, Pawlenty 44%). It’s no wonder that politicians often cater exclusively to their hard-core base of support when they craft legislation or speak publicly. This is a problem for political representation . . in a. representative democracy no less.
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Hopkins City Council holds over charter amendment
The Hopkins City Council met on January 17, 2006, for a public hearing on the proposed charter amendment to use Instant Runoff Voting for city elections.
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Hopkins to hold public hearing on instant runoff voting next week
BY MARC INGBER - SUN NEWSPAPERS
(Created: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:08 PM CST)
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In Hopkins, elections could cease to be 'either-or' affairs
A proposal would have Hopkins voters elect city officials in a new way-- by ranking them. The approach would ensure that the winner has majority support.
Star Tribune West Metro edition - Last update: January 10, 2006 – 10:49 AM -
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Minneapolis Charter Commission approves IRV petition for circulation
January 6, 2006