http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/ Montana Instant Runoff voting Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:43:05 GMT rrlemur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/199 There have been some great letters to editors and editorials in Missoula this month. Great job to the writers! I have posted them below for everyone's Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:16:51 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/198 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/198 I was reading that Helena is the new headquarters of a new national political youth group. So, if someone can start some IRV organizing there, the leaders of Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:56:36 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/197 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/197 1st of all, this group really needs a another volunteer to help approve messages quickly. It's really time to start getting something in the local news, like Fri, 10 Jun 2005 23:44:47 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/196 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/196 have any politicians expressed support? anyone want to write a letter to the papers? I am coming through Spokane in June, so I would love to swing through Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:20:29 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/195 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/195 ( a repost from the WA IRV list) ... (by recounting minor party 1st-choice ballots) In fact, IRV does solve the larger problem much more effectively: Close Mon, 10 Jan 2005 05:19:36 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/194 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/194 I bet Montana IRV will get rolling statewide when some of the people involved have time to tour the state a little and appear at election reform events to Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:45:34 GMT states_4irv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/193 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/193 I was just reading about the 3-way contested house seat. What a mess. Obviously, the 7 voters wanted to vote for either of two people, but they were not Mon, 03 Nov 2003 19:29:10 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/192 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/192 in NY Times today see also http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/10/21/2367/2543 for copies of the files Sharing Pits Copyright Against Free Speech By JOHN Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:04:22 GMT Edwin Price http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/191 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/191 Hello Montana IRVers: I am new to this list and Montana, but I did some IRV activism in Ohio (most of which seems to be fizzling). Anyway, I remember that Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:35:24 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/190 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/190 Judge denies instant election runoff Though illegal, S.F. voters' wish not granted for Nov. 4 mayoral ballot Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle Aug 21, Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:55:55 GMT radmtwoman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/189 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/189 Download or listen in its entirety. Lots of other great stuff by the artist there as well. All for free :-) "IRV" Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:35:19 GMT radmtwoman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/188 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/188 Should go down here like similar laws did in Idaho and other places. Still can't believe folks voted for this mess. EH Report says new initiative process may Sun, 17 Nov 2002 16:59:05 GMT radmtwoman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/187 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/187 Published on Saturday, November 16, 2002 by CommonDreams.org Goldwater's Ghost in the Voting Machines? by Thom Hartmann Computers in the electoral process Mon, 11 Nov 2002 02:14:56 GMT Matt Singer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/186 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/186 Howdy all, With this election behind us, and looking forward to 2004, I'm hearing increased interest in election reform. I've heard the most talk about Same Mon, 04 Nov 2002 03:10:12 GMT John Q. Murray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/185 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffMT/message/185 For the online version visit: http://www.greenpages.ws/v6i3/displayarticle.php?mediaId=587 Greens' future depends on passing IRV We base this memo on three