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FairVote Top NewsIRV Soars in Twin Cities, FairVote Corrects the Pundits on Meaning of Election Night '09Election Day '09 was a roller-coaster for election reformers. Instant runoff voting had a great night in Minnesota, where St. Paul voters chose to implement IRV for its city elections, and Minneapolis voters used IRV for the first time with local media touting it as a big success. As the Star-Tribune noted in endorsing IRV for St. Paul, Tuesday s elections give the Twin Cities a chance to show the whole state of Minnesota the benefits of adopting IRV. There were disappointments in Lowell and Pierce County too, but high-profile multi-candidate races in New Jersey and New York keep policymakers focused on ways to reform elections; the Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald were among many newspapers publishing commentary from FairVote board member and former presidential candidate John Anderson on how IRV can mitigate the problems of plurality elections. And as pundits try to make hay out of the national implications of Tuesday s gubernatorial elections, Rob Richie in the Huffington Post concludes that the gubernatorial elections have little bearing on federal elections.LinksJohn Anderson op-ed in the Baltimore SunRob Richie in Huffington Post: The Political Significance of Elections for GovernorAlso on Huffington Post: Wins, Losses, and the Long Term TrajectoryPress release on Election Day '09Star-Tribune on IRV's SuccessPioneer Press on win in St. PaulInstant Runoff Ballot Measures Gain Key SupportIt s a busy election season for instant runoff voting! IRV is on the ballot in several jurisdictions this November. St. Paul (MN) is voting on whether to adopt IRV. Aspen (CO) is holding an advisory vote on whether to keep IRV, and the county council of Pierce County (WA) has placed a charter amendment on the ballot repeal it. Civic groups like local arms of the League of Women Voters are boosting the IRV side, and leading newspapers are coming out for IRV, including the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune endorsing IRV in Pierce County and the Minneapolis Star Tribune backing IRV in St. Paul.Lowell (MA) is voting on adoption of the choice voting method of proportional voting. Cambridge (MA) will be holding choice voting elections, and IRV and choice voting will be used for the first time in elections in Minneapolis (MN).Links:Rob Richie's blog on why FairVote supports IRVFair Vote LowellSt. Paul Better Ballot CampaignPierce County: ProtectVoterChoice.comMinneapolis Star Tribune supports IRV in St. PaulSeattle Times supports IRV in Pierce County [ Next ]Featured Media:August 10th 2009Commentary: A cure for the political nomination processCleveland Plain DealerFairVote's Rob Richie and Paul Fidalgo offer a way to give everyone a say in presidential nominations while retaining the valuable state-by-state evaluation process. This piece also ran in McClatchy's newswire.October 29th 2009Plurality voting rule is the real election spoilerBaltimore SunIn the midst of 3-way races in NJ and NY, FairVote board member and 1980 presidential candidate John Anderson makes the case for IRV over our flawed plurality system.October 19th 2009A better election systemLowell SunElection expert Doug Amy explains how choice voting can "inject new blood" into the elections of Lowell (MA), and give voters a greater incentive to participate.October 19th 2009Mandatory Voting? Automatic Registration? How Un-American!Huffington PostPresident of Air America Media, Mark Green, explains why Instant Runoff Voting, Automatic Registration and Mandatory Voting are not only important but could lead to a more democratic society.

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