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This could be a list of organizations working actively for adoption of approval voting. In addition to the name of the organization, it might be useful to list what elections the organization is proposing, a summary of progress thus far, possibly a list of members who can be contacted, and any other information that seems relevant.
United States of America
A national organization exists called Citizens for Approval Voting, <http://www.approvalvoting.org>. They have an active discussion group on Yahoo, which can be accessed at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApprovalVoting/>.
Alabama
Alaska
Ben Creasy in Juneau, AK (contact at bencreasy.com) and Dale Sheldon-Hess in Anchorage, AK. Limited activity at this time.
Arizona
California
Greg Wolfe in San Francisco (bogonflux -at- gmail.com) No organization or activity at this time.
Colorado
July 2012 Frank Atwood & Paul Tiger are working on an Approval Voting bill in the statehouse for 2013. This is active legislation, not a pipe dream. If you're interested in seeing Approval Voting become state law Contact av(at)paultiger.com
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Jan Kok in Fort Collins (jan.kok.5y -at- gmail.com) No organization or activity at this time. Willing to give presentations. See my article www.votebuddy.org/votemeth.htm and slide set at math.temple.edu/~wds/crv/BetterVotingMethods.ppt
The Colorado Green Party tried to promote IRV in 2004-2005. Some of their committee members showed interest in Approval and Condorcet.
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Mahendra Prasad. If you are a Tennesseean or live near Memphis, TN, and have an interest in approval voting, please contact me on the message board at Citizens for Approval Voting <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ApprovalVoting/>. Even if you are not from that general area, you can use that message board to connect with others interested in approval voting.