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    <title>InstantRunoffIL at Yahoo! Groups</title>
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    <description>The Illinois Instant Runoff Initiative</description>

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      <title>Washington quote</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>statereppaul</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/901</link>
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      <description>&quot;The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.&quot; -- George Washington</description>
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      <title>Re: SB439 is moving -- calls to state representatives needed</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/900</link>
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      <description>Hi Don, I assume you meant this message to be sent only to me. It did go out to the entire list. I believe there were many reasons why Paul joined the</description>
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      <title>Re: SB439 is moving -- calls to state representatives needed</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:51:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Don Torgersen</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/899</link>
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      <description>Dan, I wonder if Paul Froehlich switched from Republican to Democrat in order to acquire more influence in a Democratically-controlled legislature. You know </description>
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      <title>SB439 is moving -- calls to state representatives needed</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/898</link>
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      <description>Good news everyone. Thanks to the continued advocacy of State Representative Paul Froehlich (D-Schaumburg), SB 439 has been assigned to the Elections and</description>
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      <title>Claim Democracy Conference &amp; IRV Training Seminar</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Ryan ODonnell</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/897</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/897</guid>
      <description>Hi Folks, FairVote and other organizations are sponsoring the upcoming Claim Democracy Conference, November 9-11 in Washington, DC. Leaders from around the</description>
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      <title>Ranked ballots for overseas voters passes the Senate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 14:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/896</link>
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      <description>Good news: SB 439 has unanimously passed the Senate. Thanks to Senator Michael Frerichs (D-Gifford) for leading this legislation. Representative Paul Froehlich</description>
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      <title>Overseas absentee ballots for Bloomington</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:37:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Jim Parr</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/895</link>
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      <description>... 3 sent, none received. ... 7 sent, none received.</description>
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      <title>Re: Digest Number 464</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:05:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/894</link>
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      <description>The bill has not yet been called, so please do move forward on securing this information. Thanks, Dan ... </description>
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      <title>Re: Digest Number 464</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:38:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Tim Tacker</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/893</link>
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      <description>The Will County Clerk&#39;s Office was not able to provide me with the number of overseas absentee ballots counted in the February and April elections.  I am </description>
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      <title>Research help needed -- can you call your local election authority?</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:46:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/892</link>
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      <description>Hi all, In order to make the case for SB 439 (which could be up for a vote this week -- perhaps today), which allows any municipality to use a ranked ballot</description>
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      <title>We won! 91% of the vote in Springfield for the first IRV implementa</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:37:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/891</link>
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      <description>Good news from Springfield: we won! The referendum to implement instant runoff voting for overseas absentee voters in municipal elections passed overwhelmingly</description>
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      <title>Final days for Springfield campaign</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/890</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/890</guid>
      <description>Hi all, On Tuesday we&#39;ll find out if our Springfield referendum on IRV passed or not. One thing you can do is email anyone you know who lives in the City of</description>
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      <title>Springfield campaign update -- your help requested</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:31:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/889</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/889</guid>
      <description>CAMPAIGN PITCH -- GET OUT YOUR CREDIT CARD TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY Can you make a contribution to the campaign to implement ranked ballots in Springfield,</description>
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      <title>HR25</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:17:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>statereppaul</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/888</link>
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      <description>Rep. John Fritchey has House Resolution 25 urging voters to support Con- Con. Co-sponsors are Joyce and Froehlich. It was a battle to get the resolution out of</description>
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      <title>Re: Digest Number 454</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:49:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dan Johnson-Weinberger</dc:creator>
      <link>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffIL/message/887</link>
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      <description>Tim, sorry about the delay in getting your post released -- yahoogroups is funny. I&#39;ve made you a moderator. ... Great work. Co-sponsorship is irrelevant to</description>
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