Greetings, There's a decent chance that the Louisiana senate race will go to a runoff that may determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate. I would like to...
Perfect timing Matt. I've been promoting IRV in La. for some time now and have found a very receptative audience. There are some potential legislators who...
Hi Frank, Would you be willing to serve as a spokesperson for the new movement to use IRV in Louisiana? Matt is putting together a fantastic website, and if it...
Frank, This is great news. I'm glad to hear that there is some interest among officials and voters in La. I finished a new Web site for the Louisiana campaign;...
The LouisianaDemocrat Network Serving the communication and informational needs of democrats in Louisiana. Hear the latest and most up-to-date information on...
Democratic Meetup in Slidell Connected and unconnected democrats from St. Tammany will meetup on March 24th (7PM) at the Chic-fil-a dining area at the...
Hi, I'm interested in becoming an IRV advocate in Louisiana. Can some of you please describe your experiences, so that I know what's been done here and how it...
One of the best things you can do is to get more details on Louisiana's successful use of a ranked ballot for overseas absentee voters. That's what I'm pushing...
Hi everyone, I started calling around today. Mainly I'm just trying to find out if the capability exists for instant runnoff voting in LA. Before I go any...
Hi Brent, Then just start with your own parish registrar. Ask for a five minute meeting after the election to see how the Louisiana system went. See if there...
As the home page for this list states, it is for IRV issues and (at a stretch) other multipartisan or nonpartisan issues only. Please limit discussions to...
Action to Take on Ranked Absentee Ballots Earlier this month, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee signed legislation providing for overseas military voters to...
The August IRV news wrap-up: So far, 15 known published August IRV stories have been identified to the egroup. (all listed below) The stories and links are all...
This is a great opportunity for activists to attend the IRV festivities in Takoma Park, like Nov. 4-6. Amtrak just announced 70% discounts on the New Orleans...
As many of you know, they are stealing our votes... We have a great chance to prove the shoddiness of the Diebold electronic voting machines! This will affect...
The democrats have announce a conference Aprial 21-23. If there is also and IRV gathering, the dems will be able to attend and really focus on the benefits of...
OK, I've set moderation for all new members. That should fix any spam. By the way, there has been movement on the Louisiana model of IRV for overseas absentee...
hey y'all i was thinking about sending this to the Baton Rouge Advocate's opinion page. Any suggestion? anyone doing anything on IRV in Louisiana lately? ...
Ranked Voting/IRV is apparently the most popular election reform going, but there is no reason to eliminate primaries, which is not popular at all. Primaries...
I submitted an editorial about IRV to the Times Picayune a couple of years ago. I received no response. Hope you have better luck with the Advocate. Brent...
Dear Louisiana IRV, Some thoughts. Until now I have taken an open minded position to the concept of IRV, but I must now say I think it is inferior to the...
Rodney, The problem with traditional "one-choice" elections that allow voters only one choice is that voters' only real choice is the "less- of-two-evils". It...
Would someone explain to me,,,,,,,,,,,Why instant runoff? What is its purpose? What is intended to accomplish with it? We already have had a tradition of...
I'll skip the boring stuff you could just google. that being said, after you read about IRV, see below comments. here is the minimum that should be read...
Hello Rodney203, Check your printer for six sheets of paper. Then print out an explanation of IRV from: www.fairvote.org/schools/irv.rtf Do not get me wrong, I...
Slow coming, but I have changed the settings for this group such that new members have to be approved first, and their initial posts have to be approved as...
