FairVote.org is proud to announce the ascendancy of longtime FairVote friend and board member Krist Novoselic to Chair of the Board. A member of the groundbreaking rock band Nirvana, Novoselic is one of rock's most politically-minded musicians. Following his 2004 national book tour with FairVote, promoting his book "Of Grunge & Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!", Krist has become increasingly established as a leader in the electoral reform movement and is well-poised to lead FairVote into a new era of ... Read More

Press Release: The Arizona Libertarian Presidential Preference Primary Election will take place from January 30th through February 5th, 2008. It will be conducted online using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) with candidate information links. RCV allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, better reflecting voter intent. The winning nominee must receive a majority of the vote not a plurality. All registered Libertarians are encouraged to study the candidate’s positions and participate. Voting instructions will be posted online prior to the ... Read More

Better Ballot Glendale, the political committee that has filed an initiative in the city of Glendale needs volunteers to gather signatures. Ranked choice voting can be on the Sept. 2, 2008 ballot if we have enough people willing to help with the petition drive. We are having a meeting on Feb. 1, Friday at 7:00 PM at the West Valley Unitarian Universalist Church located on the northwest corner of W. Cholla and N. 59th Ave., 5904 W. Cholla in Glendale. The meeting ... Read More

An opinion piece by Vermont State Rep. Michael Fisher in the Burlington Free Press advocates for instant runoff voting for Congressional elections, and notes the success of the system in Burlington. The 2006 Mayoral election in Burlington served as an important test for IRV. That election was a resounding success. Voters had no difficulty with the new ranked-choice ballot and exit polls showed that the overwhelming majority of voters preferred IRV to the old way of voting. Read the full story here. Read More

Three US cities have implemented Instant Runoff Voting in the last five years – San Francisco (CA) in 2004, Burlington (VT) in 2006 and Takoma Park (MD) in 2007. Exit polls were conducted for each of these elections and show that voters overwhelmingly understood how to use Instant Runoff Voting and prefer it over the traditional runoff system. This table compares the results in each city. Read More