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Local ballot measures since 1998

Date Jurisdiction Measure Votes For Votes Against % For Notes
Mar 2008 Santa Fe, NM IRV for all city offices 5,659 3,044 65.0% Council elected by districts
Nov 2007 Sarasota, FL Requires IRV for city commissioners 6,554 1,891 77.6% 3 seats in single-member districts, 2 seats at large using North Carolina multi-seat method
Nov 2007 Aspen, CO Instructs City Council to adopt ranked voting by ordinance 608 186 76.6% Form of ranked voting for at-large council seats to be determined by ordinance
Nov 2007 Clallam County, WA Would have allowed county commission to adopt IRV for all county offices 10,123 12,190 45.4% Comission elected from single member 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% Three measures to delay or weaken IRV were defeated in Nov 2007
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%
Nov 2002 Basalt, CO New home rule charter requires IRV for mayor 467 158 74.7% Vote was on charter as a whole
March 2002 San Francisco, CA Requires IRV for all offices 76,340 61,261 55.5% Used 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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%

Last revised March 5, 2008


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