Vermont Instant Runoff-Voting Bill Passes Legislature

March 21st, 2008

On March 21, the Vermont legislature gave final approval to SB 108, a bill that was introduced in 2007. It establishes Instant-Runoff Voting for general election congressional elections. If the Governor signs it, Vermont will be the first state to have used Instant-Runoff Voting for any statewide general elections.

6 Responses to “Vermont Instant Runoff-Voting Bill Passes Legislature”

  1. GreenCutip Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Could this be the critical point that shoots electoral reform to the national spotlight? I hope so!!

  2. Fred C. Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 8:00 pm

    Only if the result is unusual, I think. If someone wins on round one anyway it won’t even get a footnote.

  3. Derek Says:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 am

    I would like to see some sort of “equal preference” IRV in the future. IRV is an important move but I think the impact in American elections would be bigger if we allowed for this improvement.

  4. Darryl W. Perry Says:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    If they make the elections non-partisan, that would just be icing on the cake.

  5. NE Says:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    This is great news. Hopefully it will become law.

  6. Joel Says:
    March 23rd, 2008 at 4:14 am

    I wonder if it has enough votes to make it veto-proof, in case the Governor does that?

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