Caleb, Thanks for sharing this with us. I think we need to learn more about this system of electing candidates and am wondering if a group can develop a video...
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Jim Lindsay
jim@...
Jun 1, 2000 4:56 pm
... Actually, this is a little different than IRV, because it does not specify that one needs a majority to win. This is a system called "bottoms-up", I ...
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 2, 2000 5:11 pm
... I know that in the British and Candadian parliaments there is a lot of booing or cheering by one side or the other in response to comments made by members....
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 2, 2000 5:11 pm
... I didn't mean to offend you, and I apologize if I did. I've had too many conversations with (and received too much email from) academics and...
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 3, 2000 9:46 pm
... This is also known as the "bottoms-up" method. (South Australia used to allow local communities to use either STV or bottoms-up, but has since abandoned...
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Chuck Reutter
chuckr@...
Jun 3, 2000 9:46 pm
Jack, Glad you took the time to create this email and I will pass it on to others in California. Chuck Reutter ... From: "Jack Lohman" <jlohman@...> To:...
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Paula Lee
paulalee@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:42 pm
... Richard, Can you say more about this statement? How do they respond? Paula Lee...
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belge1@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:43 pm
ssw: to nn=instantrunoff@egroups.com ssw: I disagree somewhat with Jack Lohman: I do not support public financing, at least the way it is being proposed by...
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Don A. Torgersen
torgersen@...
Jun 5, 2000 11:58 pm
Richard, Do people who oppose the two-party system define it? By the way, you should have received the current American Political Reform edition (Granny D on...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Jun 6, 2000 4:40 pm
Bickering needs to be defined but: bickering is the nature of political organizations i.e. the family, the feminists, the gays, the greens, the demos, the...
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JanetRAnderson
JanetRAnderson@...
Jun 6, 2000 4:40 pm
Steve, I note that you call a primary election a runoff election. They are not the same thing. I understand the main purpose of the Primary is for the major ...
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Jack Lohman
jlohman@...
Jun 7, 2000 4:16 pm
... You are right about Sensenbrenner. He virtually has had no opposition because of his strength at the polls, and redistricting is the only way he'll be...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Jun 7, 2000 4:17 pm
Steve, I do not understand your counting of IRV. The way I see it you eliminate the one with the least votes and add them to the 2d choice this as many times ...
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 8, 2000 4:09 pm
I got a group I belong to to use IRV in a single-winner election for which there were three nominees. Our by-laws require that such positions be filled by...
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klamb@...
Jun 8, 2000 4:09 pm
... I disagree somewhat with Jack Lohman: I do not support public financing, at least the way it is being proposed by public citizen and others. Mainly the...
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 9, 2000 6:24 pm
... Except for the variation of holding a traditional runoff if the IRV election fails to produce a 60% winner, and the requirement in an election with a "No...
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JanetRAnderson
JanetRAnderson@...
Jun 9, 2000 6:25 pm
According to a recent press release from the Federal Election Commission, those of you who chose to donate to campaigns by checking the box on your 1040 are...
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Jack Lohman
jlohman@...
Jun 10, 2000 3:22 pm
... Read the May 29th issue of The Nation ("Clean Money in Maine, A new public funding law has prompted many reformers to run for office.") In it they describe...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Jun 10, 2000 3:22 pm
Steve says: I believe bottoms-up is a semi-proportional system, similar to cumulative voting, as it would allow, but not guarantee, results that were...
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Bonnie
rabbit@...
Jun 11, 2000 10:23 pm
... I would LOVE to! If you get enough signatures to be on the ballot, you are. It would then be a strategic move by parties to either select one candidate...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Jun 11, 2000 10:46 pm
I disagree somewhat with Jack Lohman: I do not support public financing, at least the way it is being proposed by public citizen and others. Mainly the...
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Paula Lee
paulalee@...
Jun 12, 2000 5:21 pm
Terry, What happened to the IRV bill in Vermont and when will another come forward? The League of Women Voters of Vermont has now taken a formal position in ...
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Mike Serpa
onav@...
Jun 12, 2000 5:21 pm
Can anyone direct me to where I would find the details of the Alaska IRV initiative? Mike Serpa...
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Paula Lee
paulalee@...
Jun 14, 2000 2:40 am
Justice Stevens proclaimed in his opinion upholding contribution limits earlier this year... "Money is property" That gave me hope of eventually overturning...
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Jim Lindsay
jim@...
Jun 14, 2000 2:40 am
... I don't consider myself a purist, but I think I can answer your question. Although I snipped it, Steve Chessin was talking about a system called...
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klamb@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:44 pm
... overturns ... if ... The public financing portion of the new law is not in question, everybody agrees THAT portion is constitutional. The federal judge is...
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steve.chessin@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:44 pm
... Suzy, either I wasn't clear, or you misunderstood me. 1. I have no idea what you mean by "STV/IRV", as STV and IRV are two different voting systems. 2. STV...
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Elizabeth Sandor
SANDORE@...
Jun 15, 2000 6:08 pm
Steve, I do understand that IRV&STV are different however as u explained, thank u, it seems that "bottoms up" is a kind of IRV for multiple seat election. So...
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klamb@...
Jun 15, 2000 6:08 pm
Paula, The IRV bill H.199 received some attention and testimony in two House Committees, but did not make it to the House floor for a vote. IRV definitely...
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
proportionalrepresent...
Jun 20, 2000 4:59 pm
I just heard that the Green Party is going to use the Instant Runoff at their nominating convention this weekend in Denver. I spoke with Ralph Nader's campaign...
