The 2019 City Charter Commission issued its preliminary staff report Tuesday, with recommendations for revisions to the city charter.
Election Methods articles on Democracy Chronicles
This election methods reform section will highlight alternatives to the widely used plurality voting system like approval, ranked and instant-runoff voting. See our entire section called Voting Methods Central. Also see our section on American democracy.
Colorado Tried A New Way To Vote: Make People Pay, Quadratically
In a modified version of quadratic voting, Colorado legislators each got 100 virtual tokens to buy votes on a number of measures.
2 Cities To Participate In Utah’s Ranked Choice Voting Experiment
With a Monday deadline, it appears only two cities in Utah have signed up to participate in the ranked choice voting experiment.
Tennessee Bill Would Allow Some Local Instant Runoff Voting
A proposal to let Tennessee’s four biggest cities decide whether to allow instant runoff voting in local nonpartisan contests is advancing.
Utah Cities Backing Out of Plans to Use Ranked Voting
At least half the Utah cities that were planning to pilot a new voting method are backing out ahead of their 2019 municipal elections.
New San Francisco Voting System Allows 10 Ranked Choices
San Francisco’s Department of Elections is planning to embark on marketing blitz starting this summer to get word out about changes to city’s voting system.
Ranked Choice Voting On The Rise Throughout The United States
Ranked choice voting is on the rise throughout the United States. Listen to Rick Pearson talk to President/CEO of FairVote, Rob Richie.
One Weird Small-Town Political Drama Shows Need For Voting Reform
Political drama in one weird small town shows beyond reasonable doubt why America needs voting reforms for the wishes of the majority to prevail.
Ranked Choice Voting Proposed in New Jersey
You’ve probably heard of ranked-choice voting, in which voters rank their choices on a ballot and the results work kind of like an instant run-off.
Coalition of Lawmakers Push Vermont Ranked Choice Voting
The proposed legislation is modeled after Maine’s 2016 law and would adopt ranked-choice voting for primary elections and congressional races.