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The history of electoral reform in Washington state goes back many years. Someone should write something about it. Here's what [[User:RobLa]] recalls off the top of his head: |
The history of electoral reform in Washington state goes back many years. Someone should write something about it. Here's what [[User:RobLa]] recalls off the top of his head: |
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* 1920s - A systems sometimes called the "Spokane method" (but similar to [[ |
* 1920s - A systems sometimes called the "Spokane method" (but similar to [[Coombs' method]]) was implemented, and then dropped.<ref>http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com//1996-March/065497.html</ref> |
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* 1990s - The ''Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation'' was formed. This group has since been renamed to [[FairVote WA]] |
* 1990s - The ''Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation'' was formed. This group has since been renamed to [[FairVote WA]] |
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* 2020s - [[Seattle Approves]] is formed |
* 2020s - [[Seattle Approves]] is formed |
Revision as of 05:43, 19 March 2021
Washington is a state in the Pacific United States.
History
The history of electoral reform in Washington state goes back many years. Someone should write something about it. Here's what User:RobLa recalls off the top of his head:
- 1920s - A systems sometimes called the "Spokane method" (but similar to Coombs' method) was implemented, and then dropped.[1]
- 1990s - The Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation was formed. This group has since been renamed to FairVote WA
- 2020s - Seattle Approves is formed
Local Options Bill
The Local Options Bill (House Bill 1722) seems like an important development.[2][3][4]
Advocacy
- FairVote WA - the Washington state chapter of FairVote[5]
- Seattle Approves - chapter of The Center for Election Science forming in mid-2020.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com//1996-March/065497.html
- ↑ https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1722.pdf
- ↑ https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/12/31/lets-implement-ranked-choice-voting-for-seattles-2021-mayoral-election/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/lhvyz9/local_options_bill_ranked_choice_voting_hb1156/
- ↑ https://fairvotewa.org/