------------ Forwarded Letter ------------ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "freeutahns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 04:36:47 -0000 Subject: [instantrunoff] IRV used to elect former congresswoman Enid Greene to Utah GOP Vice-Chairman
[Note from Rob Richie: The Utah Republican Party uses instant runoff voting at its state conventions -- it's a real time-saver in such situations. Last year it nominated candidates for the U.S. House by IRV. Ths year, it was used to elect party officers... Note how few spoiled ballots there were -- only three out of more than 1,500 cast, and nearly all of the eliminated candidate ranked one of the other candidiates second. Onto Rob Latham's report.] I was a poll watcher. Here was the tally: Credentialed delegates: 1549 VICE-CHAIRMAN *First Round Enid Greene 753 votes Frank Guliuzza 558 votes Mark Towner 215 votes (Spoiled ballots) 3 #Towner defeated and ballots are transferred to remaining candidates *Second Round Enid Greene 753 + 103 = 856 votes Frank Guliuzza 558 + 102 = 660 votes (Exhausted ballots) 10 #Greene elected with 56 percent of the vote. [note: 856/(856+660) = 56.46% The ten exhausted ballots do not figure in the final majority because those voters chose not to vote in the runoff. Don] --- Cheers, Rob Latham Eliminate the 'wasted vote' syndrome by ranking candidates (1, 2, 3) and requiring a majority of votes to win. Consolidate local runoff elections into one money-saving vote. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a small note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information: www.fairvote.org, www.midwestdemocracy.org, www.instantrunoff.com MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! (Take five minutes every day for some IRV activism -- we'll only get better elections with your persistent, patient work. Word-of-mouth is your most powerful political weapon: use it!) ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info