Ranked
Voting Ballot Measures Since 1998
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| Date |
Jurisdiction |
Measure |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
% For |
Notes |
| Nov 2007 |
Sarasota, FL |
Would require IRV for city commissioners |
0 |
0 |
- |
3 seats in single-member districts, 2 at large
using North Carolina multi-seat method |
| Nov 2007 |
Aspen, CO |
Would instruct City Council to adopt ranked
voting by ordinance |
0 |
0 |
- |
Form of ranked voting for at-large council seats
would be determined by ordinance |
| Nov 2007 |
Clallam County, WA |
Would instruct county commission to adopt IRV for
all county offices |
0 |
0 |
- |
County Commission is currently elected from
districts |
| Nov 2006 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Requires IRV for all single-seat offices, and
choice voting for boards and commissions elected at-large |
78,741 |
42,493 |
64.9% |
|
| Nov 2006 |
Pierce County, WA |
Requires IRV for all county offices except law
enforcement and judges |
103,407 |
91,949 |
52.9% |
|
| Nov 2006 |
Davis, CA |
Advisory vote on choice voting for city council |
11,620 |
9,352 |
55.4% |
|
| Nov 2006 |
Oakland, CA |
Requires IRV for all city offices |
64,093 |
29,299 |
68.6% |
|
| Nov 2005 |
Takoma Park, MD |
Requires IRV for all
city offices |
1,992 |
390 |
83.6% |
Used Jan 2007 |
| March 2005 |
Burlington, VT |
Requires IRV for
mayor |
4,715 |
2,600 |
64.5% |
Used March 2006 |
| Nov 2004 |
Ferndale, MI |
Requires IRV for mayor and city council when
equipment available |
6,522 |
2,828 |
69.8% |
|
| March 2004 |
Berkeley, CA |
Requires IRV for all city offices when equipment
available |
23,660 |
9,088 |
72.2% |
|
| March 2002 |
San Francisco, CA |
Requires IRV for all offices |
76,340 |
61,261 |
55.5% |
Used Nov 2004, Nov 2005, Nov 2006 |
| Sept 2001 |
Eugene, OR |
Would have required IRV for mayor and city council |
10,261 |
19,559 |
34.4% |
|
| Nov 2000 |
Oakland, CA |
Requires special elections to fill vacancies,
makes IRV optional |
72,537 |
27,749 |
72.3% |
|
| Nov 2000 |
San Leandro, CA |
Requires runoff if no majority, makes IRV optional |
14,347 |
8,381 |
63.1% |
|
| Nov 1999 |
Vancouver, WA |
Makes IRV optional for mayor and city council;
state legislation required to become effective |
12,933 |
11,512 |
52.9% |
State legislation passed April 2005 |
| Nov 1998 |
Santa Clara County, CA |
Makes IRV optional for all county offices |
157,223 |
134,248 |
53.9% |
|
| Nov 1998 |
Multnomah County, OR |
Would have eliminated runoff elections and made
IRV optional |
63,604 |
95,145 |
40.1% |
|
Bob
Richard
Director of Publications
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