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	Instant-runoff voting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Instant Runoff Voting as an ideal does not explicitly define how to handle special cases such as ties and different rules can be considered.
		In a runoff, a major political interest may fracture into a variety of parties, and its vote so splits in the first ballot that all those parties candidates are eliminated in the first ballot.
		This "3rd party" spoiler effect of runoffs is unavoidable within a "one person, one vote" system, and it can be argued as beneficial because it encourages like-minded voters and candidates to cooperate before the election to maximizes the chances for their success.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Instant-runoff_voting (3907 words)

	Voting system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Runoff methods hold multiple rounds of plurality voting to ensure that the winner is elected by a majority.
		Top-two runoff voting, the second most common method used in elections, holds a runoff election between the top two options if there is no majority.
		Votes are transferred between candidates in a manner similar to instant runoff voting, but in addition to transferring votes from candidates who are eliminated, votes are also transferred from candidates who already have a quota.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voting_system (3839 words)

	Green Party of the United States
		Instant runoff voting allows for better voter choice and wider voter participation by accommodating multiple candidates in single seat races and assuring that a "spoiler"-effect will not result in undemocratic outcomes.
		Instant runoff voting allows all voters to vote for their favorite candidate without fear of helping elect their least favorite candidate, and it ensures that the winner enjoys true support from a majority of the voters.
		Instant runoff voting is a winner-take-all system that ensures that a winning candidate will receive a majority of votes rather than a simple plurality.
	www.democracyinaction.org /dia/organizations/Greens/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=161 (626 words)

	Instant Runoff Voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instant Runoff Voting is a system that guarantees the winning candidate has a majority of the votes (instead of a plurality) and eliminates the "wasted vote syndrome" caused by third party candidates.
		A runoff election is sometimes (rarely) held when there are three or more candidates and none of them won a majority of the votes.
		Instant runoff voting was invented by an American, W. Ware, a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, around 1870.
	www.instantrunoff.com /faq.asp (553 words)

	ZNet \| Labor \| Instant Runoff Voting in Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), also known as preferential voting, is a method of voting that allows voters to rank up to five candidates in order of preference.
		Instant runoff voting may restore some of the choice that the Alaskans I spoke to felt they lost with the closing of your primary system.
		The goal of instant runoff voting is the same as these runoff elections: ensuring majority winners -- and to accomplish this goal in one election, rather than in two elections.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=2249§ionID=19 (1876 words)

	Instant runoff voting - dKosopedia
		Instant Runoff Voting has electors rank their preferred candidates from highest to lowest.
		Some people call instant runoff voting a form of proportional representation because in some instances it reduces the bias against third parties found in the traditional voting system, known as the spoiler effect.
		Instant Runoff Voting goes by the term "Preferential Voting" in Australia, where it is widely used.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Instant_runoff_voting (370 words)

	Encyclopedia: Instant runoff voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		IRV is used to elect the Australian House of Representatives, the lower houses of most of Australia's state parliaments, the President of Ireland, the Papua New Guinea National Parliament, the Fijian House of Representatives, and the Parliament of Nauru.
		The voters in the city of Ferndale, Michigan (http://www.firv.org), a Detroit suburb, amended their city charter in 2004 to allow for election of the mayor and city council by instant runoff voting.
		However, critics of the French runoff system point to the dreaded "votez escroc, pas facho" (vote for the crook, not the fascist) phenomenon, which awarded Chirac an undeserved landslide victory in 2002.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Instant-runoff-voting (3284 words)

	Instant-runoff voting - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		IRV is often considered independently of multi-winner STV because it is simpler and because it is the most widely advocated electoral reform in the USA.
		Traditional plurality and runoff elections are also vulnerable to these forms of tactical voting.
		A group in Ferndale, Michigan is attempting to implement IRV for mayoral elections in that Detroit suburb.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /i/in/instant_runoff_voting_1.html (1961 words)

	Talk:Instant-runoff voting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Instant Runoff Voting" is a good name to use in the US for a voting system known elsewhere by other names because it emphasises the key difference between it and one system it is trying to replace.
		A sense of shock and amazement passes through the country that such a dreadful candidate could pass on to the runoff, but the dreadful D is soundly defeated at the runoff.
		There was an instant runoff between the moderate conservative Jacques Chirac and even more right-wing Jean-Marie Le Pen which ended in Chirac winning 80% of the vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Instant-runoff_voting (11149 words)

	AlterNet: Major Victory for Voting Reform
		Instant runoff voting has the potential to crack open electoral politics to new voices and better choices.
		Instant runoff voting would have promoted coalition-building in a single round of voting, rather than the charged politics of a one-on-one runoff election.
		Instant runoff voting advocates in states like Alaska, Florida, New Mexico and Washington are poised to capitalize on the San Francisco victory and the clear message from Vermont's towns.
	www.alternet.org /story.html?StoryID=12568 (1036 words)

	Lay of the Land - January/February 2001 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club
		In last November's election, instant runoff would have worked like this in New Hampshire, for example: Gore received 47 percent of the vote, Bush 48, Nader 4, and three minor candidates the other 1.
		Instant runoff, he says, would also save third parties from their spoiler role of benefiting the majority party that they have least in common with.
		Shifting to instant runoff could be accomplished by state legislatures or by popular referendum.
	www.sierraclub.org /sierra/200101/lol2.asp (540 words)

	Instant Runoff Voting Primer \| FairVote Minnesota
		The term "Instant Runoff Voting" was coined because the method of transferring votes from defeated candidates to continuing candidates is just like a runoff election except that it is accomplished on one ballot.
		Instant Runoff Voting would assure that the principle of majority rule is upheld in Minnesota elections.
		Local government adoption of Instant Runoff Voting could serve as a laboratory for the rest of the state to observe and learn from.
	www.fairvotemn.org /resources/tools/irvprimer_11142002.html (904 words)

	What Is Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)?
		INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING is explained in detail at the Instantrunoff.com website, along with a flash presentation of how it works and other information.
		INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING (IRV) is a full choice method of voting that can remedy these problems, making our elections more fair, effective, and positive.
		That's why Instant Runoff Voting has enjoyed support throughout Ferndale and the surrounding community, from members of many major political parties, as well as from national figures such as Senator John McCain, former Governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean, and Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.
	www.firv.org /whatisirv.html (571 words)

	Instant Runoff Voting
		Under plurality rule and majority rules such as runoff and instant runoff, a conservative candidate knows she has no chance of winning traditionally liberal voters, gays for example.
		Runoff and IRV make that tactic a loser because central voters are the key to winning the final 1 against 1 runoff.
		In the Korean example, ballots for the weaker liberal could have transferred to elect the stronger one under Instant Runoff Voting.
	accuratedemocracy.com /c_irv.htm (1365 words)

	'Instant runoff' initiative pushed - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But two-round runoffs have several drawbacks, including the public cost of holding a second election, the inconvenience to voters, changes in voter turnout between elections, the need for candidates to raise more money and the inevitable intensification of negative campaigning of the sort that turns voters off and diminishes the election process.
		Instant runoff voting, on the other hand, avoids all of these problems and produces a winner by majority vote quickly and surely, using available technology.
		Instant runoff voting was the brainchild of an MIT professor in the late 19th century and was first used in Australia and later in Ireland.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/711641/posts (1730 words)

	Instant-runoff voting -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		AVOIDS SOME PERVERSE RACES: In a runoff, a major political interest may fracture into a variety of parties, and its vote so splits in the first ballot that all those parties candidates are eliminated in the first ballot.
		This is considered a weakness by the advocates of a more (Click link for more info and facts about deliberative democracy) deliberative democracy, who point to the French system of presidential election where such between-round dealings are heavily exploited and useful (they say) to draw together a very factionalized electorate.
		Another advantage of runoff voting is that it allows a "protest vote" to be made without penalty.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/instant-runoff_voting.htm (3832 words)

	Opinion: Instant runoff is still possible
		It is too late to try to return a separate runoff to next year's election schedule, but not too late for an instant runoff.
		The instant runoff would also be a clear disincentive to negative campaigning.
		A technically successful instant runoff next year would also obviate the ensuing dispute about what to do with the election process in 2004 and beyond, when the new law presumes the return of the traditional second primary.
	www.sptimes.com /News/091701/Opinion/Instant_runoff_is_sti.shtml (578 words)

	Instant Runoff Voting
		Instant runoff is designed to address several of the problems of our current system of plurality voting, where the winning candidate is simply the one that gets the most votes.
		It was Ralph Nader’s role as a spoiler in the 2000 presidential elections that sparked much of the growing interest in instant runoff voting.
		In addition, using instant runoff voting to eliminate spoilers and ‘fix’ some of the problems of plurality elections could give politicians an excuse for not considering other reforms such as proportional representation.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/polit/damy/articles/irv.htm (1832 words)

	Instant Runoff Voting - Vermont
		Instant Runoff Voting means that you rank the candidates in order according to your preference -- 1, 2, 3 and so on.
		With Instant Runoff Voting we will always know the will of the majority of Vermont Voters and we will eliminate the problems associated with winning office on a plurality.
		Instant runoff voting would almost certainly be found constitutional by the Vermont Supreme Court.
	www.fairvotevermont.org (587 words)

	March 2004 Ballot Measure: I - Charter Amendment - Instant Runoff Voting
		For purposes of this charter “instant runoff voting” shall refer to a voting system which, in a single election, determines the candidate supported by the voters.
		Once the council institutes a system of instant runoff voting, future elections shall be conducted as instant runoff voting elections, unless the council finds that circumstances have changed such that one or more of the prior council findings required by this section are no longer valid.
		Once instant runoff voting is instituted, the council may not suspend it unless the council finds, based upon changed circumstances and articulated bases, that one or more of the findings originally required to establish instant runoff voting are no longer valid.
	www.ci.berkeley.ca.us /elections/measures/2004/march/Iirv.htm (1833 words)

	INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING (IRV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a sensible reform for elections where one person wins.
		Instant Runoff Voting is better than plurality elections because:
		* IRV is also better than "two-round" runoff or primary elections, which often result in a change in voter turnout between the two rounds.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Political/InstantRunoffVoting.html (461 words)

	Instant Runoff Mock Vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instant Runoff Voting is a system that allows each voter to cast 3 votes per office.
		Under a majority, instant runoff system, no candidate would immediately be deemed the winner.
		Notice that with instant runoff, voters can vote their conscience without worrying about implicitly aiding a candidate they dislike.
	www.bitmechanic.com /vote (374 words)

	Instant runoff bill gets panel hearing -The Olympian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		- Instant runoff voting is an election method in which voters rank the candidates instead of voting for just one.
		The instant runoff voting method works by allowing voters to rank candidates in preferential order instead of voting for just one.
		Vancouver voters adopted instant runoff voting as a charter amendment in 1999, but it was not implemented because officials had doubts about whether state law allowed elections to be held without primaries, Moeller said.
	www.theolympian.com /home/specialsections/Legislature/20040127/22882.shtml (407 words)

	FERNDALE, MI VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY PASS PROPOSAL B TO AUTHORIZE INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING (IRV)
		Instant Runoff Voting has also been widely endorsed nationally by leading figures such as Democrats Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich, Republican John McCain, organizations such as the California, Washington and Vermont League of Women Voters, and media outlets such as USA Today.
		Instant Runoff Voting is a simple to use, full-choice voting system whereby, when three or more candidates run for a single seat, voters are allowed to rank the candidates 1-2-3, etc. rather than simply choose their one favorite candidate.
		Runoffs would be held until one candidate wins over 50% of the votes, earning the first seat.
	www.firv.org /pressreleases/propbpasses110204.html (823 words)

	GPCA )) Issues: Instant Runoff Voting
		The instant runoff will avoid the chaos of the 2000 presidential election and ensure our elected officials have the broadest amount of support.
		Voters overwhelmingly passed a city charter amendment to use instant runoff voting in special elections to fill vacancies on the city council.
		In nearby San Leandro, voters adopted a city charter amendment to use majority runoff (two-round runoff) elections for city council with the option to use instant runoff voting.
	cagreens.org /issues/irv (661 words)

	Relating to elections; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 246.560, 249.088, 254.005, 254.065, 254.145, 254.575, ...
		Allows county or city to adopt instant runoff voting system for nomination or election of candidates to county or city office.
		This subsection does not apply to a candidate for election to an office at a general election if the election for the office must be held at a special election as described in section 2, chapter 542, Oregon Laws 2003.
		If a county or city has authorized an instant runoff voting system under section 3 of this 2005 Act, the county clerk shall use ballots designed by the secretary in any county or city election in which the instant runoff voting system is used.
	www.leg.state.or.us /05reg/measures/hb2600.dir/hb2638.intro.html (2855 words)

	Washington Free Press - #70 July/August 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Instant Runoff Voting has been explored by the Washington State Legislature and they know what the merits of it are.
		Supporters of Instant Runoff Voting I-318 are trying to change that and show that IRV I-318 voters are clearly the winners.
		For a more in-depth overview of Instant Runoff Voting I-318, to sign in to help and to see how it compares to other voting methods being proposed to solve the voting method dilemma please visit the IRV I-318 website at www.IRVWA.org or call Toll free 1-866-IRVWAORG.
	www.washingtonfreepress.org /70/instantRunoff.htm (929 words)

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