... S'funny, I received email from someone else (I don't think he's on this list; he is active with the Reform party) who wanted to do a California initiative...
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John Gear
fairvotemichigan@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:38 pm
Petition submitted for instant runoff By Mary Pemberton The Associated Press (Published October 27, 2000) Thousands of petition signatures were delivered...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:32 am
Not that I know of but it is a great idea. We could target those who supported HR1173 (super district, where single member districts are merged into one, how...
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James P. Salsman
bovik@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:15 am
... I find this VERY unlikely, given that IRV would likely have won his father a second term, and given that other Republicans in Utah and elsewhere have...
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kunkee@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:15 am
... have ... the ... filibuster ... I wouldn't necessarily discount it so quickly. The republicans have reason to believe they didn't win the Whitehouse in...
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Dire Deparra
dire_delorean@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:20 am
Ah I like that better too... Alternative, meaning non-establishment, non-mainstream. Lets just hope that if an alternative party like the Greens become ...
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Richard E Illyes
micrdick@...
Nov 4, 2000 12:46 am
This is the best year ever to push IRV. I am the county chairman of the Libertarian Party in St. Louis County Missouri, and our membership is almost totally...
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JanetRAnderson
JanetRAnderson@...
Nov 4, 2000 12:46 am
I've always liked the term "3rd Party" and admired its clear meaning. It does not devalue as the term "minor" does. And it is understood that there are a lot...
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Jack Lohman
jlohman@...
Nov 4, 2000 12:46 am
In the upcoming election, Nader supporters lean 65% Gore and 25% Bush (or thereabouts). Thus IRV would favor the Dems, and I expect that Lott/McConnell would...
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Crayton Bedford
cbed@...
Nov 5, 2000 5:00 am
I'm looking for a group or organization that is already working on IRV in the SF Bay Area. Does anyone have a contact? Crayton Bedford...
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Tom Ruen
tomruen@...
Nov 5, 2000 5:00 am
"May The Best Man Lose " DISCOVER Vol. 21 No. 11 (November 2000) http://www.discover.com/nov_00/gthere.html?article=featbestman.html...
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Caleb Kleppner
calebk@...
Nov 5, 2000 6:43 pm
Crayton - The San Francisco Bay Area is blessed with IRV activism. There are two staff people from the Center for Voting and Democracy (Steve Hill and...
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Dave Robinson
dbr@...
Nov 6, 2000 5:15 am
Hi- I just joined this list. I know a few people on it, and I've been interested in electoral reform for several years. After Nader gets 4.9% of the vote and...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:05 pm
As I was leafleting Nader around the marathon on Sunday, I met Tom Duane on the street, State Democratic Congressman. I told him that IRV was on the ballot in...
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Tim Schmitt
timschmitt@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:08 pm
Hello, I am a reporter for the Des Moines IA alternative weekly working on an article on the Instant Runoff idea. Is there anyone out there in the Des Moines...
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James P. Salsman
bovik@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:23 pm
In California, there is now a project to provide for on-line signature collection for ballot initiatives: http://www.smartinitiatives.org Anything that reduces...
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Jason Johnston
Jason.Johnston@...
Nov 8, 2000 4:06 pm
If IRV could ever capture the imagination of the American public, it will right now. Hours ago, the most momentous election in America was won not by the...
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Bonnie
rabbit@...
Nov 8, 2000 4:06 pm
As I wrote privately to someone after this suggestion popped up, New York State doesn't have voter initiatives. In other words, we can't gather a lot of...
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Dave Robinson
dbr@...
Nov 8, 2000 7:29 pm
I just sent this to the San Jose Mercury News. Feel free to copy this when writing to your own papers, but be sure to remove reference to the 1998 ballot...
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Nathaniel Krause
krause@...
Nov 9, 2000 10:10 pm
Hello, your friendly list manager here. I have decided that, owing to the unique nature of this year's presidential election, this list will continue at its...
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Kevin O'Malley
kevomalley@...
Nov 9, 2000 10:12 pm
I know that a lot of folks on this list have not wanted to take IRV on a national level. Most often, it is best to start small, work a state here-and-there,...
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Caleb Kleppner
calebk@...
Nov 9, 2000 10:12 pm
Friends of Majority Rule: Whatever else you think about the results, this Election Day was very good to the IRV cause. Media coverage and public awareness of...
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john emond
johnemond@...
Nov 10, 2000 7:37 am
It seems like the best thing that we can do to support IRV, in addition to educating and advocating of course, is to support the number of steps that if...
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Jason Johnston
Jason.Johnston@...
Nov 10, 2000 6:22 pm
It now appears our current electoral crises in Florida will lead to a broad questioning of the Electoral College; I've heard there's already an amendment...
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cvderic@...
Nov 10, 2000 6:22 pm
Kevin-- You're exactly right -- this is precisely the change we need and the moment is ripe. CVD is working to coordinate outreach to "opinion leaders" in the...
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kunkee@...
Nov 11, 2000 2:37 pm
... No problem here. ... So I gather you are calling for an emphasis on the "run-off" part, and de-emphasizing the "Instant" part. I'm perplexed about your...
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John Gear
fairvotemichigan@...
Nov 11, 2000 5:21 pm
Yes, but don't forget that we *do* have a solution even if we can't get a Constitutional amendment through -- state-level IRV can be adopted *today* in every...
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Jim Lindsay
jim@...
Nov 11, 2000 5:21 pm
You know, screaming about the electoral college is appropriate (and very timely), but is a toughy because it is *REALLY* hard to pass an amendment to the US...
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jquinn
jquinn+irv@...
Nov 12, 2000 4:29 pm
I think we need to harness the anti-electoral college sentiment, not be diverted by it. Yes, 200,000 people may have been disenfranchised by the EC in this...
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Andy Shirkey
ashirkey@...
Nov 12, 2000 4:30 pm
I agree and that now is the time to bring IRV to the attention of the American public and that is precisely why I joined this list today. I have heard of IRV...
