http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/ The Virginia Instant Runoff Initative (ensuring majority rule by the transferable vote) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:31:05 GMT leesandw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/211 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/211 I was thinking than an amendment should be proposed promising IRV/alternative vote. What this needs: People in VA must agree to submit letters-to-editors of Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:19:17 GMT leesandw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/210 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/210 I wish I was in Virginia. It will be relatively easy for any virginia activist to get national attention to IRV by pushing the candidates now. Because NY and Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:01:55 GMT Ryan ODonnell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/209 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/209 Hi Folks, FairVote and other organizations are sponsoring the upcoming Claim Democracy Conference, November 9-11 in Washington, DC. Leaders from around the Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:21:47 GMT fairvoteliz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/208 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/208 Announcing FairVote's Upgrade Democracy video contest! Tell us what do you think ought to be done to improve elections by making a short video answering the Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:20:18 GMT grgwrzbcki http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/207 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/207 I've been a member of this group for several months and have yet to notice any activity. Is the group defunct, or is there nothing going on with regards to Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:19:03 GMT Kevin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/206 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/206 Check this out! A movement to recruit the best Democratic Party ticket for the 2008 General election. Visit the Wildcard at Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:06:23 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/205 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/205 Is there an official GPVA statement on this? Thanks, Scott from http://westofshockoe.blogspot.com/2006/11/virginia-election-moves-us-closer-to.html Virginia Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:20:06 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/204 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/204 Loretta Simonson has an article in the Fourth Quarter 2006 issue of National Parliamentarian called "Electronic Voting in Small and Large Assemblies". She Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:35:50 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/203 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/203 What's a good news channel or website to watch this evening, to find out the results of the four IRV initiatives (Minneapolis, Pierce County, Davis, and Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:04:35 GMT Scott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/202 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/202 The International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design (www.upd.oas.org/lab/Documents/fiapp/ld_eh1_01_97_eng.pdf) By the way, for multi-position elections Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:00:48 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/201 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/201 Since we don't have a wiki yet, I went ahead and posted an article on Electorama with a section on how to implement IRV (and other alternate voting methods) in Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:37:09 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/200 It would appear that approval voting is illegal under the Virginia Code. So much for experimenting with that system. ... § 24.2-663. When ballot void. If a Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:47:12 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/199 Given that it seems like that our IRV activity over the next few months may be centered around organizing and gathering support rather than pushing legislative Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:17:55 GMT nathanlarson3141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/198 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/198 Anything sent to virv@... goes to the leaders of InstantRunoffVA. The idea was that people submitting petition signatures or comments through the website Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:28:31 GMT leesandw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/197 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffVA/message/197 Nathan, Are you on the VIRV list? It has been getting a lot of anti-IRV spam too, with responses. These spammers have nothing practical to say besides: 1-