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Bay Area Embraces Voting Reform in a Big Way
Submitted by david_smd on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 1:21pmRCV Plays Positive Role in Northern CA Elections
1990 Irish Presidential IRV Election
In 1990, Mary Robinson was elected the president of Ireland under Instant Runoff Voting in a competive 3-way contest. She placed second among 1st choices and received a majority of votes in the "instant" runoff.
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Minneapolis IRV Charter Amendment Initiative Overview
An exciting campaign is building to amend the Minneapolis city charter to make Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) the method by which we elect our city officials.
Minneapolis Charter Reform -- Candidate Questionnaire
How should Minneapolis government be structured to provide the most effective, accountable, and democratic government? This subject is being put to candidates for mayor and city council in a questionnaire cosponsored by FairVote Minnesota along with Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, League of Women Voters of Minneapolis, and Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot. The responses from candidates appearing on the general election ballot will be published in early October.
Top ten things you can do
1. Educate
yourself
Read the articles on the FairVote Minnesota website and follow the links
from the Links page.
Join a FairVote Minnesota study circle by contacting info@FairVoteMN.org.
Instant Runoff Voting Handout
Use this handout to offer people a quick reference to how Ranked Choice Voting works.
Click here to download (PDF).
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