With the election in a week, now is the time to talk about instant runoff voting and ensure the winners earn a majority of the vote! If you find people are...
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zoezidbeck
Jun 19, 2002 10:30 pm
PREFERENTIALITY: Breaking the Logjam This Is The Path To Instant Subtlefaction, TOP DEAD CENTER, Can't Lose, Gotta Be In Somebody's Interest, all Justice AND...
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instantrunoff
Jul 30, 2002 5:12 pm
Hi all, I know Virginia has the odd-year elections, but when is the legislature in session? Also, keep your eye on Alaska: they are voting on instant runoff ...
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William Redpath
wredpath@...
Jul 30, 2002 5:15 pm
To the best of my knowledge, the VA legislature is in session early January through early April in even numbered years and early January through early March in...
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Harry Landers
harry@...
Jul 30, 2002 5:24 pm
If you need any more precision, the next session convenes on January 8, 2003. Harry Landers ... From: "William Redpath" <wredpath@...> To:...
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William Redpath
wredpath@...
Jul 30, 2002 5:26 pm
Do be advised that bills usually need to be submitted sometime in the fourth quarter of the previous year. ... From: "Harry Landers"...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
instantrunoff
Aug 23, 2002 7:00 pm
This is crunch time for the national instant runoff voting movement. Alaska votes Tuesday. We could WIN this election. Polls show the vote to be very close,...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
instantrunoff
Aug 28, 2002 10:59 pm
Silver lining time, everybody! The campaign to slowly build the consensus for instant runoff voting continues. Our latest convert: Senator John McCain! You can...
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lists
t0ner
Aug 29, 2002 1:02 am
Maybe someone should talk to former VA Governer Doug Wilder. He is starting a movement to get a ³mayor-at-large² system in Richmond and he¹s talking about a...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
instantrunoff
Aug 29, 2002 6:06 pm
This sounds very promising -- does anyone know where Governor Wilder is based? Can someone draft a letter to him? Maybe it can come from CVD. Can someone find...
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email lists
t0ner
Aug 29, 2002 8:25 pm
Here is an article. I have no idea how to reach former Gov Wilder or where he is based... http://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/op0804mar.html...
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Harry Landers
harry@...
Aug 29, 2002 9:29 pm
Gov. Wilder is associated with the Center for Public Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The mail address is P. O. Box 842028, Richmond, VA...
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Mike Ogilvie
mogilvie@...
Sep 3, 2002 2:56 pm
I would love to do some work on this. I had been crazy busy the last couple of months. But now that our house is pretty much complete and we've moved in (just...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
instantrunoff
Sep 3, 2002 9:08 pm
Hi all, I saw this column on IRV in a Richmond paper from a Lexis search, but can't find it on the web. Can anyone find this column in a paper edition, or a ...
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Harry Landers
harry@...
Sep 3, 2002 9:32 pm
Here's a link to the article on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website. The catch is that it's only viewable by subscription. Harry Landers...
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Mike Ogilvie
mogilvie@...
Sep 3, 2002 9:32 pm
I found it on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website (http://www.timesdispatch.com), but you have to pay for a subscription to the site to get to it. I can get to...
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Harry Landers
harry@...
Sep 3, 2002 9:36 pm
Really, here's the link to the Richmond Times-Dispatch article. http://www.archivesva.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=3d7528eb15ae19Mpqaweb1P1100 3&doc=results.html...
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Marc LaFountain
scaurus74
Sep 4, 2002 4:05 am
FYI, I have submitted the following to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Marc :-) ... TIMES-DISPATCH SUBMISSION Hi, there. I wanted to submit the Letter to the...
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Marc LaFountain
scaurus74
Sep 9, 2002 12:09 pm
FYI, this letter ran in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch: Instant Runoff System Wins Yes Vote Editor, Times-Dispatch: I wanted to write and thank Ray McAllister...
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email lists
t0ner
Sep 11, 2002 7:38 pm
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/vametro/MGB1Z4FOV5D.html Egos clash over strong mayor issue MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST Sep 09, 2002 I...
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Ron Garcia-Fogarty
nicamerican
Sep 11, 2002 9:15 pm
Dear fellow IRV activists, I'm e-mailing you now because some of us northern virginia activists have an event going on in Arlington on Saturday 9/21/02 that I...
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Tom Bryer
TomBryer
Oct 3, 2002 4:37 pm
Please read and forward... Young Candidates' Network WHY To link all candidates (aged 30 and under) from all parties and for all levels of office, creating...
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tommy
t0ner
Oct 7, 2002 7:20 pm
Wilder Talk Draws Fire http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/more/MGBLJWU5R6D.html Times Dispatch Forum ...
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witof7
witof7@...
Nov 13, 2002 11:58 am
What can I do to help get my town and state accept IRV? Jen...
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Ron Garcia-Fogarty
nicamerican
Nov 13, 2002 2:26 pm
Jen, I would suggest naming the town you live in, to see if there's anyone else on the list who lives close to you and would be interested in getting something...
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tommy
t0ner
Dec 2, 2002 9:23 pm
Recently some Greens and Libertarians have been involved in an email dialogue regarding voting reform, specifically re: IRV vs Condorcet. It is my...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
instantrunoff
Dec 3, 2002 4:42 pm
The Center for Voting and Democracy has something on this on our website at www.fairvote.org (just search for Condorcet). My take is that the worst voting...
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Markus Schulze
qgktuzpl
Dec 4, 2002 11:02 am
Dear Tommy, the main problem of Condorcet methods is that there is no such thing as "proportional representation by the Condorcet method". The main argument of...
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tommy
t0ner
Jan 7, 2003 3:20 pm
More news regarding the mayor-at-large proposal. According to this article runoffs are part of the plan. How hard would it be to include support for instant...
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Mike Ogilvie
mogilvie@...
Jan 7, 2003 7:13 pm
I think the large hurdle facing IRV in Richmond are the balloting machines. I believe that most districts (or at least a lot of districts) still use mechanical...
