tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:24:22 +0000Instant Runoff Voting in the US - Reports and news about Instant Runoff Voting. Educating and informing the public and government officials.http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/joyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)Blogger83125ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVotinghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-1974652428719946760Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:53:00 +00002009-11-05T12:21:29.351-05:00The Hon. Willie Brown, Former Assemblymember and Speaker of the California Assembly, and most popular Mayor of San Francisco gives his opinion on Instant Runoff Voting"Instant runoff voting is really really bad....it has eliminated the opportunity..." Former Mayor Willie Brown.Sign up to receive updates by email here:http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/_xJdhEqsryU/instant-runoff-voting-really-bad-says.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=_xJdhEqsryU:ttAEOPE7E4s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/instant-runoff-voting-really-bad-says.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-4240606880011545652Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:14:00 +00002009-11-04T00:36:40.267-05:00Instant runoff voting was rejected by an overwhelming majority of Pierce County Washington Voters. 44,145 of 64,106 voters said yes to ditching instant runoff voting, also called ranked choice voting. That is 71.76% for eliminating IRV and 28.24% who wanted to keep IRV.Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3 (approved repealing IRV)APPROVED 44,145 71.76%REJECTED 17,372 28.24%Over Votes 34Under Votes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/dgmYl_guccs/majority-of-pierce-county-voters.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=dgmYl_guccs:RCaICFLtNdw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/majority-of-pierce-county-voters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-7560208716777806775Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:58:00 +00002009-11-02T22:32:29.765-05:00Instant runoff voting was not endorsed by St Paul League of Women Voters, not endorsed by the Minnesota DFL Party, and IRV was not endorsed by President Obama. So charges an election complaint filed against a pro IRV group St Paul Better Ballots Campaign in St Paul. Chuck Repke, of No Bad Ballots is a reluctant activist in this case, says this about filing the complaint: that "none of this gives http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/Q3KWZYqLJvE/phony-instant-runoff-voting-claims-in.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=Q3KWZYqLJvE:apmbYEBIkNA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/phony-instant-runoff-voting-claims-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-769662807310635084Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-11-01T00:10:37.203-04:00From No Bad Ballots latest on the campaign for instant runoff voting in St Paul, Minnesota: BREAKING NEWS Complaint: Better Ballot campaign lies about support from the League of Woman Voters. Advocates for instant run-off voting have wrongly claimed to have the support of the Saint Paul or Minnesota chapters of the League of Woman Voters, according to a complaint filed today with the State of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/ZmSw2t5ts40/instant-runoff-voting-endorsed-by-who.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=ZmSw2t5ts40:ii1tAgDAvyY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-runoff-voting-endorsed-by-who.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-2698898789451750395Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:17:00 +00002009-10-30T19:19:07.561-04:00Instant Runoff Voting - Is it Democratic? Information from an in-depth study performed on the Burlington, VT Mayoral Election by the University of Vermont's Legislative Research Shop. It answers the question which all voting systems should address - do the results reflect the will of the people?Sign up to receive updates by email here:http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/xxVIeyWhDHk/instant-runoff-voting-is-it-democratic.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=xxVIeyWhDHk:RsSIpSHT_48:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-runoff-voting-is-it-democratic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-975943245617475823Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-10-30T12:39:04.997-04:00See how instant runoff voting math works in real life. Voting Matters blogs it most succintly, and has a short youtube video at the link.You want insane election results? Just try IRV! Voting Matters Blog.One of the many dubious claims about Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is that it will produce a consensus winner. Not always true, as has been found in studies of both Aspen, CO and Burlington, VT.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/MflreUXHtoU/instant-runoff-voting-video-shows.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=MflreUXHtoU:sh-QcavvisA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-runoff-voting-video-shows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-6046483373982396857Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:14:00 +00002009-10-30T12:28:21.128-04:00Mayor Perata of Oakland, California is raising concerns about whether the county is ready to implement ranked choice voting aka instant runoff voting in next years elections. His opponent, City Councilwoman Jean Quan slings mud at him claiming Perata is afraid RCV would help her to win. But Perata is wrong wrong wrong, if San Francisco's track record with IRV/RCV is right. IRV/RCV is complex, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/st2X5btU0X4/oakland-mayor-questions-instant-runoff.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=st2X5btU0X4:JLqwfbbw348:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/oakland-mayor-questions-instant-runoff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-534516104094381376Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:54:00 +00002009-10-30T11:57:41.721-04:00Greg Dewar, a writer and consultant for Greens and Dems says this year's muni election is "Most Boring Election Ever."Just In Case You Were Wondering....Some Ideas on How To Vote on 11/3... So there's an election going on next Tuesday, but I think this off-year must have set a record for Most Boring Election Ever....Fun with the Waste of Time That Is IRV This YearRemember how we were told that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/BCu2VEK8GYU/san-francisco-instant-runoff-voting.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=BCu2VEK8GYU:GUVYm2eT-04:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/san-francisco-instant-runoff-voting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-6754822270551364971Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:34:00 +00002009-10-29T02:54:31.498-04:00Roberts Rules DOES NOT recommend Instant Runoff Voting. Period. What they recommend is not IRV as implemented everywhere, nor as proposed by FairVote. There is a crucial difference, and that difference is relevant.What Robert's rules "describes" (not "recommends") is not what is described as Instant Runoff Voting. It is similar, but different, in an important way that points out how the claim http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/KwVu0Mh8mD0/instant-runoff-voting-is-not.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=KwVu0Mh8mD0:cmlJANgEaiE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-runoff-voting-is-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-1082734013222406655Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:46:00 +00002009-10-29T02:07:19.034-04:00"IRV is a damaging and expensive solution in search of a problem. Vote 'no' on Nov. 3." An Op Ed by two local DFL activists and two St Paul Minnesota City Council members urges St Paul voters to vote "no" on instant runoff voting, this November 3. The group asks St. Paul voters to learn from the experiences of others who have tried IRV and found it flawed. Statistics show that instant runoff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/hFstu8zo4gs/vote-no-st-paul-instant-runoff-voting.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=hFstu8zo4gs:U6sKoL1HnGU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/vote-no-st-paul-instant-runoff-voting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-3207762545015786906Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:27:00 +00002009-10-11T18:56:01.251-04:00Rob Richie has another blog up on Huffington Post pushing instant runoff voting, this time for Great Britain. Richie's blog is one of the few that blocks Huffington Post readers from posting comments. So we'll post our comments here and hopefully the Brits will see it.British prime minister pledges national referendum on instant runoff voting - Poll shows support Rob Richie, Huffington http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/-AGSZ48IpXI/open-letter-to-british-on-instant.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=-AGSZ48IpXI:50qAWtcVGSM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/open-letter-to-british-on-instant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-3301959519472777230Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:58:00 +00002009-10-10T01:26:47.378-04:00San Francisco is having an instant runoff voting election in November 2009, but hardly anyone is running. Both citywide offices have ONE candidate EACH. But San Francisco has to run the numbers and go through the expense of IRV anyway. Voters will see an IRV ballot for both uncontested races.Candidates for city office on the Nov. 3 ballot, a local election:City attorney — Incumbent Dennis Herrerahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/--4kWPexaqY/no-challengers-in-san-francisco-2009.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=--4kWPexaqY:UDDiLvtFIy0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-challengers-in-san-francisco-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-6327263102368845239Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:49:00 +00002009-10-09T00:08:36.236-04:00What happens to your vote in an instant runoff voting election? Does IRV help your favorite candidate win?Can you hurt your preferred candidate by voting for him or her? With instant runoff voting, you can. This is the only election method in the US that has this defect.A Minnesota Supreme Court said this about IRV: "Instant runoff voting could lead to a situation where a voters vote for a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/qZfEWZSCABo/instant-runoff-voting-video-why-aspens.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=qZfEWZSCABo:1uPw1gHFBW4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-runoff-voting-video-why-aspens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-5299312432684707872Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:09:00 +00002009-10-05T19:35:11.206-04:00If New York does adopt optical scan voting machines. the state is a prime guinea pig for Instant Runoff Voting experiment. At least that is what Rob Richie, FairVote director hopes.In the New York Times article, Senate Bill Would Eliminate Primary Runoff , Sewell Chanquotes Rob Richie:Now that New York is likely to move to new optical scan voting equipment, instant runoff voting is a sensible http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/KP_1GdBg5s8/is-new-york-prime-guinea-pig-for.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=KP_1GdBg5s8:ax54IqlSbgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/is-new-york-prime-guinea-pig-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-6714373643918519237Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:33:00 +00002009-10-03T02:29:57.437-04:00The City of Hendersonville, North Carolina will be conducting its November 3 municipal election through instant runoff voting, or what they call instant runoff voting.I wrote the Henderson County Board of Elections Director to find out what the ballots would look like, how they would be counted, and how would the voters be educated about the program and how much would that cost.The Henderson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/zhsl7SLvwLk/hendersonville-instant-runoff-voting.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=zhsl7SLvwLk:tAV1UybOmXk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/hendersonville-instant-runoff-voting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-5106399472794840319Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:24:00 +00002009-09-28T02:34:38.104-04:00Some instant runoff voting advocates claim that minority candidates are harmed by traditional runoff elections. Part of the stems from due to tremendous barriers to voting that existed several years ago. What may have been true 20 or 30 years ago has changed: voting rights and voting accessibility have both improved exponentially. In North Carolina, in fact, minority leaders have been outspoken http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/AWNSvyu3ae0/which-is-better-for-minorities-instant.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=AWNSvyu3ae0:27_R_u8CwAc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/which-is-better-for-minorities-instant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-251450968428715638Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:04:00 +00002009-09-26T22:09:05.793-04:00The narrator leads you through the video with a bit of suspense, and voila - I won't spoil it for you, but see what happens when a few hundred Green Party voters show up at the last minute to vote. Please see the video, rate it up on youtube and pass it on.Sign up to receive updates by email here:http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting&loc=en_US http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/3iYdzTBzKOg/instant-runoff-voting-makes-every-vote.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=3iYdzTBzKOg:VJs96F8fSHo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/instant-runoff-voting-makes-every-vote.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-6003421674805457129Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-09-24T11:47:35.020-04:00[Washington] In May of this year, the Pierce County Auditor found that IRV was costing too much and the county could save $600,000 if they scrapped instant runoff voting asap. Since 56,751 of 90,738 Pierce County Voters polled said they did not like IRV, it made sense to put the issue back to the voters in November.Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Pierce County voters will decide fate of new voting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/WnW4Wk3elXg/pierce-co-will-reconsider-instant.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=WnW4Wk3elXg:9PwfcwbMbnk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/pierce-co-will-reconsider-instant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-2194929527982632483Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-09-23T12:06:17.447-04:00The City of Long Beach California will hold a study session on Instant Runoff Voting on October 6. Yesterday the City Council narrowly agreed on the measure. There is significant opposition to changing Long Beach's city charter to require IRV. Advocates for IRV are lobbying the City Council members, saying that Instant runoff voting will save money and increase participation. If you have a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/LD-Zq78Edbk/long-beach-ca-to-study-instant-runoff.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=LD-Zq78Edbk:0nzwIUFj-lw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/long-beach-ca-to-study-instant-runoff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-843040551711619808Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:48:00 +00002009-09-23T01:32:03.431-04:00David Richie has an oped in the Aspen Times about Aspen's May 5 Instant Runoff Voting election. In IRV worked, let's move on Richie wants citizens to quit asking questions about the May 5 IRV election . He might as well have thrown a gauntlet.Note to Richie: You don't tell Aspen folks to just sit down and be quiet when they have questions about their democracy.Aspen's May 5 election left many http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/lWZCiC0fWPk/david-richie-irv-worked-lets-move-on-so.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=lWZCiC0fWPk:lNIXBN5AbeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/david-richie-irv-worked-lets-move-on-so.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-205434801393320645Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:36:00 +00002009-09-18T11:45:35.755-04:00Fair Vote tries to spread instant runoff voting to another small town. The Town Clerk Annette Cappy says "It just seems with the expense and the complexity, it might be overkill for Brattleboro,"Brattleboro should learn from the lessons learned from Aspen,Colorado's May 5 IRV election and Burlington Vermont's pathology ridden IRV Mayoral election.Public reviews charter changes By CHRIS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/l4SmxKqOos0/irv-might-be-overkill-for-brattleboro.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=l4SmxKqOos0:zmhk6CO6Nng:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/irv-might-be-overkill-for-brattleboro.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-7720895816858490767Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:30:00 +00002009-09-13T02:34:40.537-04:00If you thought that the comparison of instant runoff voting to choosing an ice cream flavor or a candy bar was dumb, how about "tasting parties"? Restaraunts in St. Paul Minnesota are hosting "tasting parties" to help "educate" and promote instant runoff voting. Diners are voters and menu items are to be ranked. This is to "help" St Paul voters who will decide this November whether to adopt IRV http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/X2G5GrMvEUs/st-paul-irv-tasting-parties-you-might.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=X2G5GrMvEUs:-D0CsrOp9HU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/st-paul-irv-tasting-parties-you-might.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-8496734450040120671Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:16:00 +00002009-09-13T01:24:45.517-04:00Close call. The spread of the IRV virus was just slowed down a bit. The California State Senate just defeated a bill that would have made it easier to spread instant runoff voting across the state. The bill was narrowly defeated. Hopefully lawmakers will learn more about the drawbacks of instant runoff voting before the IRV-whack-a-mole game starts up again for next legislative http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/0IpQdTvjbbw/spread-of-irv-slowed-when-ca-senate.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=0IpQdTvjbbw:QLB7x5I5xKM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/spread-of-irv-slowed-when-ca-senate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-7797021372200601174Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:21:00 +00002009-09-08T00:13:29.056-04:00There's plenty of money spent on lobbying for Instant Runoff Voting, aka IRV aka Ranked Choice Voting or RCV, around the US. Imagine if the same amount was spent lobbying to provide the other side of the coin - the transparency and practicality issues with IRV.As it stands now, some jurisdictions just accept the pro IRV talking points and do not do research about administering IRV, IRV results, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/cSggmo_5fKE/dollars-spent-on-direct-lobbying-for.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=cSggmo_5fKE:MQFHNcccSQM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/dollars-spent-on-direct-lobbying-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859197232159879291.post-391500057782172325Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-08-29T14:02:48.182-04:00This November Aspen voters will get to vote on whether to keep or ditch instant runoff voting. Aspen voters and officials have experienced IRV first hand, the good and the bad.Aspen's City Council has agreed to put the issue on the ballot this November- keep or ditch IRV.Instant runoff voting is clunky - it is like trying to put a square tire on a car. Some voters and officials expressed a lack http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting/~3/9_eelj6WVMA/aspen-will-reconsider-instant-runoff.htmljoyce@ncvoter.net (Voter)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?a=9_eelj6WVMA:OOU_0a9u0kI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ProtectUsElections-StopInstantRunoffVoting?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2009/08/aspen-will-reconsider-instant-runoff.html