Greetings to readers of InstantRunoffCO -- I am working on getting IRV adopted for City Council and Mayor elections in Fort Collins. There has been no activity...
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Marc Cittone
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Feb 4, 2004 5:55 pm
Hi Brian, I live in Boulder (for now) which has a single at-large district, so IRV is not relevant here ... (though we may move to electing the mayor...
In a message dated 2/4/2004 11:34:01 AM Mountain Standard Time, ... Why would a single at-large district make IRV irrelevant? Three candidates running for that...
In a message dated 2/4/2004 11:38:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, Davidottke@... writes: In a message dated 2/4/2004 11:34:01 AM Mountain Standard Time, ...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Feb 5, 2004 11:50 pm
Hello Everyone, I just got a message from meetup.com (an online way to set up local get-togethers on different issues, you're probably aware of it) about the...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Feb 26, 2004 1:16 am
Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV for Fort CollinsTo anyone who lives in Boulder County and is a Democrat: The county party is asking for feedback on their draft...
... Re: [InstantRunoffCO] Dems Platform Marc - I am a Jefferson County resident but am a big supporter of IRV. I do have a short video (not too great quality)...
Hi Marc, I'm a Libertarian in Fort Collins. Thank you for your interest in promoting something better than Plurality voting. I heard about IRV from a radio...
Hallo, ... Actually, I have just written a paper (PDF format; 25 pages; 612 kB) on that Condorcet method that is sometimes called "Beatpath Method" or...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Feb 26, 2004 4:14 pm
Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV for Fort CollinsHi Jan, Point well taken, I'm sure there are some IRV flaws, I assume the situation you described is quite less...
... The section is called Campaign Reform and the Media. I've submitted my comments in favor of IRV - thanks very much for pointing this out. - Karen Lowe ...
Hi folks! Jan and Marcus have raised excellent points about flaws in IRV, and made us aware of other voting systems. Is anyone aware of a defense of IRV...
... If I understand your suggestion about approval voting, it is also subject to problems. Specifically, adding a secondary candidate to your vote can prevent...
... From: "Cascade" <elaine@...> ... voting ... to problems. ... primary ... and they all ... Yes, you are right. Under certain condidtions, it can be...
jan tyler kincade of the greens had this response. thanks for this dialogue. i'm learning a lot just listening. artg Art and CO Greens, Jan presents some good...
... From: Art Goodtimes To: 'Marc Cittone' ; InstantRunoffCO@yahoogroups.com Cc: kok@... Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:18 PM Subject: Re:...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Feb 29, 2004 5:15 pm
Art, Thank you for a very astute analysis of how this would work in application. I feel better supporting IRV! I saw a poll that indicated the "small number"...
folks here's jan kok's response to tyler's post. i'm just going to include jan's remarks. and his email. he may want to post directly to the discussion list,...
Hi all, I think that approval and Condorcet would be big improvements over plurality. I think that most advocates of approval and Condorcet would agree that...
... Littleton Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV and other reforms So: who can get a hold of an elected official to introduce an IRV bill in a city or a state? I don't...
I disagree with that go-slow approach. I think introducing the concept of instant runoff voting to an elected official is a three-minute exercise, and the...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Mar 1, 2004 1:22 am
I agree with either approach ... I could probably get the ear of Ron Tupa in Boulder. Boulder is also considering (rumor has it) going to direct election of...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Mar 1, 2004 1:23 am
Oh, And Andrew Romanoff has introduced election reform legislation in the past... Maybe we could try to get both someone from a district with many greens ...
... bill ... Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV and other reforms Marc - (and all) OK and I guess that is where we differ. This is too important to just try to get...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Mar 1, 2004 4:25 pm
Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV and other reformsI agree with Ron. I think the most likely supporters are "mainstream" officials who may be "threatened" by third...
Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV and other reformsJohn B. Anderson, independent candidate for President in 1980 and currently chairman of Center for Voting and...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Mar 7, 2004 12:08 am
Re: [InstantRunoffCO] IRV and other reformsInteresting fact about Boulder. I have a question for the group. I've noticed that at-large voting, as we use for...
Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, ... I think I did hear about the repression abilities of at-large voting, though it was several months before the...
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Marc Cittone
mcittone@...
Mar 7, 2004 7:27 pm
Thanks, Trevor. My impression is that east boulder is considered more "conservative" by the in group (although any disagreement with the accepted norm will be...
Fellow voting reformers, The best voting method that anyone could invent won't do any good if the votes aren't recorded and counted properly, whether due to...
