http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/11/aspen-city-council-implements-ranked-choice-voting/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4033 http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/11/aspen-city-council-implements-ranked-choice-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-677810 Rob Richie Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:07:44 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5553#comment-677810 It's an interesting situation there. "Classic" instant runoff voting is being used for mayor, but for the two-seat races for city council, Aspen came up with an novel system that remains like the previous majoritarian system, but creatively uses key elements of instant runoff voting to generate two seats. FairVote would always prefer the choice method of proportional representation in such mulit-seat elections, but believe the Aspen system is a sensible way to elect two seats with a majoritarian ranked choice system. More analysis soon at www.fairvote.org/irv It’s an interesting situation there. “Classic” instant runoff voting is being used for mayor, but for the two-seat races for city council, Aspen came up with an novel system that remains like the previous majoritarian system, but creatively uses key elements of instant runoff voting to generate two seats. FairVote would always prefer the choice method of proportional representation in such mulit-seat elections, but believe the Aspen system is a sensible way to elect two seats with a majoritarian ranked choice system. More analysis soon at http://www.fairvote.org/irv

]]> http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/11/aspen-city-council-implements-ranked-choice-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-677342 Enrique Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:09:41 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5553#comment-677342 Thanks for this great information. Hopefully we'll have this someday in NM too! Thanks for this great information. Hopefully we’ll have this someday in NM too!

]]> http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/11/aspen-city-council-implements-ranked-choice-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-677212 Richard G. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:14:14 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5553#comment-677212 Now that I can support. Now that I can support.

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