IRV Resources
A selection of recently added letters of support, motions, presentations and other resources for Los Angeles are available below. To view resources for Instant Runoff Voting at New America's Political Reform program, please click here.
Reports and Policy Papers
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Analysis of Los Angeles Runoff Election -- The Los Angeles two-round runoff system is expensive, wasteful and produces low voter participation.
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Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) for the City of Los Angeles: "One Election, Not Two" -- IRV will increase voter participation, significantly decrease the cost of elections and elevate the discourse of political campaigns.
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Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and Its Impact on Communities of Color -- An analysis of IRV elections in other cities shows that minorities overwhelmingly understand IRV and use the ranked ballots effectively. Voter turnout in minority neighborhoods has increased significantly.
Opeds and Articles
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VICA President Brendan Huffman endorses IRV, Has the time come for Instant Runoff Voting? By Brendan Huffman, President of Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA), May 29, 2008.
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LA Times Blog Supports IRV, Ridley-Thomas and Parks in Runoff? Please, no. By Robert Greene, Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2008.
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SoCal Public Radio Spotlights IRV, 'Instant Runoff' Proposal Would Do Away With Some Runoff Elections in LA. By Frank Stoltze, Reporter 89.3 KPCC, June 03, 2008.
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Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce: A Business Perspective, A Vote for Saving Money and Increasing Voter Turnout. By Gary L. Toebben, President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, May 20, 2008.
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LA Times: Instant runoffs might be fix for voter fatigue. By Steve Hymon, The LA Times Staff Writer, June 11, 2007.
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No Way to Run an Election. By Steven Hill and Lynne Serpe, New America staff for The Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2007.
- USA Today: A Better Way to Vote, April 17, 2007
Motions
- Motion passed by the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, "Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Efficient, Democratic Elections"
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Councilmembers Jose Huizar and Eric Garcetti's Motion on IRV
Letters of Support
City Clerk Reports
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City Clerk Frank Martinez's 2008 Report on Municipal Elections
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City Clerk Frank Martinez's 2005 Report on Municipal Elections
IRV Presentations
Ballot and Election Demonstrations
- A sample ballot from Takoma, MD.
- This flash animation, created for San Francisco's Ranked-Choice Voting campaign, is a great introduction to the Instant Runoff process.
- This video was used in the "Yes on Three" campaign in Washington's Pierce County.
- FairVote used this flash animation during the recent IRV campaigns
- The Minneapolis Better Ballot Campaign created Elect-a-Date to help voters understand IRV.
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