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== Leadership ==
[[Rob Richie]] has been the President and CEO of FairVote since its formation in 1992. Former congressman and U.S. presidential candidate [[W:John B. Anderson|John Anderson]] was the chair for the board of directors for many years. The current chair of FairVote's board of directors is former Nirvana bassist [[W:Krist Novoselic|Krist Novoselic]].
 
 
== Renaming "preferential voting" ==
:<span id="IRV">''see also: [[IRV]]''</span>
 
Prior to FairVote's work, the single-winner version of [[single transferable vote]] was primarily used outside of the United States (e.g. in Australia), and was known in Australia as "preferential voting".