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November
2, 2004. One of the very few bright spots in that election happened
in Ferndale (MI). Proposal B, amending the City's charter to provide
for election of the mayor and city council by use of Instant Runoff
Voting (IRV), passed overwhelmingly, ca, 70% to 30%. It was a truly
amazing victory, especially considering that most people gave it
little chance of passing at all. See also Center for Voting and Democracy site for more information about IRV. Also
on the FIRV site: For a more complete listing of vitally needed electoral reforms, please see the Voter Bill of Rights at the Nov.3.US site. If you believe in the right to vote, go there and print it out. (And maybe pass it around to other people you know and start some discussions about what democracy should be, as opposed to a knee-jerk propaganda word.) Please watch this spot for news on efforts in other cities to pass resulotions calling for the use of IRV in local elections, as well as a possible state campaign. There may also be other proposed reforms coming up in line with the voter's bill of rights. Numeous questions still linger with regard to the election of 2004. None of them is more pervasive though than the questions raised about e-voting machines. We need to continue to push for passage of legislation, requiring verified paper trails for these machines, as well as open source code. If you agree and wish to advocate this to others click here for your free blackboxvoting bumper stickers!
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