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...
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witof7
witof7@...
Jan 7, 2003 9:06 pm
Here in Culpeper County, we also use the lever machines... Let me know what I can do. I am a mom of five and pretty busy at that with career and all. BUt if...
The commission calls for regular adoption of runoff elections for Mayor/Vice-Mayor. How can we get this changed to instant runoff? I've got some IRV...
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tommy
t0ner
Apr 28, 2003 3:35 pm
Elected Mayor: No One District Gets Disenfranchised MICHAEL BYRNE TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST Apr 25, 2003 For the past 23 years I have worked in Shockoe Slip. As...
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tommy
t0ner
May 4, 2003 6:26 pm
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tommy
t0ner
May 15, 2003 3:57 pm
Let's get a discussion going about IRV for electing Richmond City Council/Mayor. This is the time... -- Tommy Birchett...
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tommy
t0ner
Jun 13, 2003 7:35 pm
Richmond Strong Mayor Bid Advances Jun 11, 2003 An effort to let Richmonders elect their mayor picked up steam today when one its champions filed papers in...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
midwestdemoc...
Aug 28, 2003 1:44 pm
Save the date and plan to bring friends and allies -- we're having a big D.C. democracy conference November 22 and 23. www.democracyusa.org ... wrote: ...
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Scott
scottburger@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:45 pm
Greetings from Richmond. Today Richmond citizens will vote for their Mayor for the first time in sixty some years. I am hoping this will mark the start of...
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scottburger
burp35_2000
Nov 4, 2004 12:01 am
San Francisco Chronicle New vote -- it's a go: Premiere of ranked-choice voting method mostly gets a thumbs-up -- few glitches By Rachel Gordon and Ilene...
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scottburger
burp35_2000
Nov 4, 2004 1:10 am
San Francisco Chronicle New vote -- it's a go: Premiere of ranked-choice voting method mostly gets a thumbs-up -- few glitches By Rachel Gordon and Ilene...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Feb 19, 2005 1:54 pm
Is anyone petitioning for IRV in/for a Virginia locality at this time? Is there any interet in doing so? I would love to get the ball rolling for Richmond's...
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Paul Ronco
kritiosboy2
Feb 19, 2005 8:27 pm
Scott, you should get in touch with Christopher Fink from the Fredericksburg Green Party. He's wanting to do precisely this, petition for IRV. I know him...
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Sherry Stanley
sherryastanley
Feb 20, 2005 11:30 pm
Scott ---- I'd like to help, but since I'm miles away, not sure what I could do. Also, I'm busy recruiting candidates in the Augusta County, Staunton, ...
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irv@...
irvatfairvote
Mar 25, 2005 9:44 pm
Action to Take on Ranked Absentee Ballots Earlier this month, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed legislation providing for overseas military voters to...
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Steven Hoeschele
irvatfairvote
May 2, 2005 6:50 pm
PLEASE FORWARD TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED Matt Gonzalez, the former President of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, will be speaking at an...
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states_4irv
Jun 25, 2005 8:31 pm
Just reading about the 3-way guv race, The Dem. candidate needs to be informed about IRV as an issue. How popular it is, and that explaining IRV to the voters...
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states_4irv
Oct 2, 2005 3:07 pm
IRV should be an issue in this race! Lots of IRV news is happening nationwide. Keep checking the linkpage for new links, and please add good links. ...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
midwestdemoc...
Oct 7, 2005 8:10 pm
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irvalliance
Oct 28, 2005 3:40 pm
OK There are plenty of shirts in NY now, I would like to get a lof of these to Virginia and the local candidates so they can wear it in a photo-op endorsing...
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Scott
burp35_2000
May 29, 2006 2:08 pm
Congrats to Silver Persinger, who is running for City Council with IRV as part of his platform. See http://votesilver.com/ Thanks, Scott...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 9, 2006 4:30 am
Are there any plans in the works to introduce a bill for IRV in statewide elections? I'm willing to get involved in that. I'm a pretty good editorialist, and...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 10, 2006 11:58 am
I wrote to Del. Lingamfelter about IRV and here is his response. Does anyone know of any good examples I can cite of Virginia elections that could have...
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William Redpath
wredpath@...
Aug 10, 2006 1:58 pm
Mr. Larson's question to Del. Lingamfelter may misstate the problem. What runoffs exist in Virginia? Where in Virginia is a majority winner mandated? Can...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 10, 2006 3:48 pm
I suppose it would help to determine the goals of the electoral system so that we can make an argument as to whether or not the plurality system "works fine"...
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Scott
burp35_2000
Aug 11, 2006 3:56 pm
Richmond now has a Mayor at Large system. It seems very ripe for IRV. Charter; City of Richmond. Provides for the direct election of the mayor, beginning in...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 12, 2006 12:05 am
Do you think, with the success of IRV in San Francisco and North Carolina, that this would be a good time to try to get a bill passed to implement IRV in...
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nathanlarson3141
nathanlarson...
Aug 13, 2006 2:11 pm
What are some good examples of Virginia elections that could have benefited from IRV? E.g., was there a race where the third-party/independent candidate...
