Californians for
Electoral Reform 		PO Box 128, Sacramento, CA 95812
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We are a nonpartisan coalition of Californians who believe that all citizens deserve equal and satisfactory representation in government. We are working to promote and implement voting methods that fulfill this right as much as possible.

What's New

Voters in Davis will decide November 4 on a home rule charter. Charter adoption will make choice voting possible in Davis. CfER supports this ballot measure.

Also on November 4, voters in Albany will decide whether to have a directly elected mayor. CfER has no position on direct election of executive officers, but if this passes the city council can choose to use IRV, as will neighboring Oakland and Berkeley.

The L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Los Angeles League of Women Voters, and former mayor Richard Riordan have all endorsed the campaign for IRV in Los Angeles. The city is considering IRV after holding an expensive run off vote with about 4% turnout. See irvinla.org.

City council committees in Long Beach are also considering replacing costly runoffs with IRV.
Current CfER campaigns
  Learn about electoral reform!
Introduction: Improving the California Republic
Library of educational material about election reform
Try a DemoChoice poll

Take action!
 Urge the Los Angeles City Council to put IRV on the ballot
Help support important legislation at the state and national level
Campaign for election reform in your community
Spread the word to your community or group
Join CfER - or renew, update your records, or request information

News and events:
CfER Calendar of Events
CfER newsletter Voice for Democracy
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Links to groups we work with:
Cal IRV
FairVote - the Center for Voting and Democracy

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Quote of the day:  "Instant run-off lowers the likelihood of attack campaigning. It disfavors those who appeal to the extremes. Candidates have to address not just their core supporters, but also the supporters of other candidates who might make them their second-choice. With candidates positioned more towards compromise, eventually elected officials will also be poised more toward compromise--diminishing the polarization in politics that has done so much to harm our electoral process and depress voter participation." -- Tom Campbell, former U.S. Congressman (Republican) and State Senator

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