... From: instantrunoff@yahoogroups.com [mailto:instantrunoff@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of votingsite@... Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:19 AM To:...
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earthabunny
May 26, 2006 4:48 pm
"DFLers also endorsed a new system of voting in municipal elections. Instant runoff voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. If no...
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Tony Solgård
tonysolgard
May 27, 2006 2:39 pm
A big victory culminates phase 1 of the campaign in Minneapolis. Tony Solgård, President FairVote Minnesota PO Box 19440 Minneapolis MN 55419 (763) 807-2550 ...
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Tony Solgard
tonysolgard
Jun 8, 2006 4:53 am
FairVote MN E-News -- June 7, 2006 IRV TO GO ON MINNEAPOLIS BALLOT WITHOUT CHARTER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Minneapolis Charter Commission this evening...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Jun 25, 2006 7:17 pm
Dear IRV supporters, I attended the IP convention as a delegate which successfully used IRV ballots. (See news link at the bottom and pasted sections of it.) ...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Jul 12, 2006 4:20 am
A supportive editorial from Star Tribune for IRV, referencing Independence Party success using IRV for Senate candidate endorsement on June 24. ... ...
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/val2006/story/0,2789,876798,00.html Note this quote about halfway down (my emphasis): "Det är väldigt obehagligt att man...
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Tony Solgård
tonysolgard
Aug 25, 2006 10:59 pm
Just in case there might be someone on the list doesn’t read Swedish… :-) (I got the gist, but had to consult my dictionary to get it precise.) “’It is...
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Dana Bacon
dana_bacon@...
Aug 25, 2006 11:50 pm
Oh, my goodness--thanks, Tony. :) I'm glad to have mistakenly sent this politically-oriented link (in Swedish, even) to a list where (a) people won't flame me...
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Elizabeth Dickinson
eadickinson
Sep 28, 2006 10:50 pm
New York dispatch How US politicians draw the lines Voters are being left on the sidelines as US electoral democracy is undermined by gerrymandering, finds...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Nov 6, 2006 7:22 am
Dear Minnesota IRV supporters, Given the referendum vote in Minneapolis for IRV for city elections, I thought this is my last chance to test my arguments...
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fairvoteliz
Aug 10, 2007 10:47 pm
Announcing FairVote's Upgrade Democracy video contest! Tell us what do you think ought to be done to improve elections by making a short video answering the...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Sep 20, 2007 11:38 pm
I saw a Strib article today, questioning constitutionality of IRV, pasted at the bottom. I also looked up and found Tony Solgård and Paul Landskroener's...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Sep 30, 2007 8:47 pm
http://www.startribune.com/561/story/1453030.html ... Editorial: State should help city implement IRV Minneapolis experiment can benefit Minnesota, too. ...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Sep 30, 2007 9:51 pm
http://www.startribune.com/commentary/story/1453058.html David Schultz: Instant-runoff voting is destined to succeed Here's why challenges to it based on a...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Nov 1, 2007 12:59 am
Dear IRV supporters, I promised my coworkers I could count FOUR IRV polls in 10 minutes in our office Halloween party for best costume. We voted on four...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Dec 18, 2007 2:43 am
Dear IRV supporters, A new book will soon be published promoting "range voting" or "approval voting" as more fair than plurality, article in Newsweek...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Dec 21, 2007 12:31 am
An article (below) in the Strib today about Minneapolis Opponents to IRV. Ah, being a lawyer would seem such a boring job. Good thing they're well paid for...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Jan 23, 2008 2:34 am
Dear IRV supporters, I got an email from FairVoteMN, noting the (early) party caucuses (Tuesday, February 5), and suggesting a caucus resolution in favor of...
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john.5715
Jan 31, 2008 4:57 am
If any of you feel as I do, IRV is the only legitimate way to count vote, or polling results. I mention polling results, since this may the easiest way to get...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Feb 5, 2008 5:07 am
Hi IRV supporters, Another interview (below) with William Poundstone, author of a new book on voting systems, and supporter of Range voting. Amazing how easily...
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Tony Solgård
tonysolgard
Jun 18, 2008 2:29 pm
Tony Solgard 2509 34th Ave S Minneapolis MN 55406 (612) 242-5642 tony@... _____ http://www.startribune.com/local/north/20156414.html?page=1 ...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Jul 1, 2008 10:28 pm
In regards to recent news: http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/06/28/irv-dead-or-alive.html I found the St Paul city attorney 10-page statement as a...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Nov 16, 2008 12:03 am
MinnPost had an article Friday about IRV, so I pasted that section below. You gotta love Andy Cilek's nonsense quotes: IRV puts blindfolds on the voters," he...
I read an article on MPR tonight on IRV, below. Apparently Minneapolis will do hand-counting for IRV, a worthy experiment. ...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen
Nov 5, 2009 3:42 am
I looked on the sos website and found they reported voting counts for each rank column, first, second and third. (Reformatted below) It's a boring election,...
