The Latest News
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Alaska IRV ballot measure
In the first ever statewide ballot measure for Instant Runoff Voting, proponents came up short August 27, as Alaska voters turned their thumbs down on Ballot Measure 1 by a 64 percent to 36 percent margin.
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Libertarian Party platform calls for IRV and proportional representation
At its biennial national convention on July 5, 2002, the nation's third largest political party voted to amend its platform to support Instant Runoff Voting in single-winner elections and proportional representation for legislative elections.
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In the news
Florida voting debacle: the sequel?
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Secretaries of State hear pitch for IRV
Vermont Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz made a case for Instant Runoff Voting to her colleagues at a July 28, 2002 meeting in Rhode Island of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
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Arkansas Secretary of State proposes IRV
From the Center for Voting and Democracy
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Ventura's out, Penny (and company) are in: vote-split likely
Governor Jesse Ventura announced last month that hewould not seek reelection. In a coup for the Independence Party, former DFLCongressman Tim Penny announced that he would switch parties and run forgovernor as an Independence Party candidate.
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FIXING ELECTIONS: THE FAILURE OF AMERICA'S WINNER-TAKE-ALL POLITICS
By STEVEN HILL Routledge Press JUNE 2002 ISBN: 0-415-93193-2
http://www.FixingElections.com
Here's what Lani Guinier and William Greider have to say about "FixingElections":
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Happy 10th birthday, Center for Voting and Democracy
Ten years ago, a small group of activists and academics with a vision for abetter democracy made history by founding the Center for Voting and Democracy.Coming off defeat in an attempt to restore a proportional representationelection system in Cincinnati, this group would not concede the effort a
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In the news: media coverage of IRV and PR
In the wake of a recent campaign dirty trick by DFLer SamGarst to help the candidacy of BillLuther, the Star Tribune (July 19, 2002) said in its lead editorial that "theproblem cries out forMinnesota's adoption of an instant-run-off electionprocedure." The editorial continued
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Progress made on voting equipment
Getting IRV-ready voting equipment in your town just
got easier. The Federal Elections Commission last month revised its Voting
Systems Standards that are used by most states, including Minnesota.