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InstantRunoffNM · The New Mexico Instant Runoff Initative (ensuring majority rule by the transferable vote)

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The effort in New Mexico to implement majority rule reform: the instant runoff. This simple change to our voting system requires the winner of an election to earn 50% of the vote. Voters get to rank their candidates, ending the talk of 'spoilers' or 'wasted votes.' If no one gets a majority of first place votes (a president hasn't done that since the 1980s), the losing candidate is eliminated, and like a runoff election, his supporters choose their second-choice candidate. This process of instant runoffs continues until one candidate earns a majority. Used in Ireland and Australia, the instant runoff will avoid the chaos of the 2000 presidential election and ensure our elected officials have the broadest amount of support.

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Re: Volunteer work
Hi everyone, We won our charter amendment election on Tuesday, and now Ranked Choice Voting will be a part of the Santa Fe city charter!! Future elections
Posted - Thu Mar 6, 2008 3:22 pm
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Re: Volunteer work
we have an election that would mandate Ranked Choice Voting for local Santa fe elections this coming Tuesday, March 4. If people can help make calls or help in
Posted - Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:39 am
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Re: Volunteer work
Sorry it took so long for your post to show....somehow I have become a manager of this group!!???? Although I am excited I do not know anywhere enough about
Posted - Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:07 pm
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Hello, I just became a member of this yahoo group. I am retired and would love to do some volunteer work to further the cause. I am partially blind but that
Posted - Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:58 pm
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In NM -- First hand account of WINNING WITH IRV
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD Hear firsthand from Ross Mirkarimi and Matt Gonzales about IRV. Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Board of Supervisors member will talk
Posted - Wed Jul 6, 2005 6:35 pm
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