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Watch animated
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Purpose
The organization of IRVWA was formed in
2004 to attempt an initiative to the legislators and to advocate for
implementation of Instant Runoff Voting in WA statewide and locally.
The upcoming year of 2007 the IRVWA org
will have a focus of Lobbying, Educating, Fundraising and Outreach.
You will see some changes at this
website very soon to reflect the refocusing of IRVWA efforts.
We hope you continue to stay engaged in
the “on the ground” efforts of educating your legislators, neighbors,
friends and family about the benefits of IRV.
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Quick Start
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== Background ==
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How does Instant Runoff Voting work?
There is a simple way to make elections fairer for all while saving taxpayers
money too. It's called Instant Runoff Voting! It only requires
one single election to work. Voters simply rank the candidates and
mark their ballots with their first choice, second choice, etc. Ballots are
counted by first choices to see if there is a majority winner. If not, a
runoff election is counted by "eliminating" the last place candidate and
transferring each ballot cast for him/her to the remaining contenders, based
on the voter's ranking. If this doesn't produce a majority winner, the
process is repeated until it does.
Visit this online Flash simulation, to see how IRV works,
IRV Flash demo
(This demo shows results for Florida 2000, and Washington State 2000. We
recommend you watch both. Note how ranking changes the outcome, after each
runoff count. In this IRV demo, the final winner has a true majority of
votes. This is better than the current "plurality" system which doesn't require
a majority to be elected.)
Benefits of Instant Runoff Voting
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IRV ensures fair elections, where the
candidate preferred by the majority wins instead of loses (eliminates the
"spoiler effect"). |
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IRV saves time and money by eliminating
the need for the primary. |
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IRV increases voter choice and turnout
because voters can feel good about voting for who they want. |
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IRV decreases "negative campaigning"
because candidates need to address the majority this increases the
attention to the "real" issues at hand. |
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IRV ensures parties can nominate and
declare their "official" candidates so parties retain their right to
present their chosen candidates to the voters. |
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IRV is simple for voters - you mark
your 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, etc, of candidates for a position. |
Compare
IRV (was Initiative 318) with some other election methods now competing in
Washington State.
How can I help?
Contact Information
- Telephone
- Toll free 1-866-IRVWAORG (1-866-478-9267)
- FAX
- (206) 542-3182
- Postal address
- IRVWA, 17544 Midvale Ave North, Suite 107, Shoreline, WA 98133
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
info@irvwa.org
Webmaster:
webmaster@irvwa.org
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