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=== Pierce County, 2006–2009 ===
=== Pierce County, 2006–2009 ===
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[[wikipedia:Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] passed an initiative to implement [[instant-runoff voting]] in November 2006 to elect most of its county offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/rcv.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 26, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109164811/http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/rcv.htm |archive-date=January 9, 2008 }}</ref> Voters upheld the 2008 implementation timing with a vote of 67% in 2007 and made adjustments to the charter language involving ballot access and numbers of rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/misc/currentresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 27, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208222430/http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/misc/currentresults.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> Seven instant-runoff elections took place on November 4, 2008 and one on November 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/RCV/ranked/rcvresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 6, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108063824/http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/RCV/ranked/rcvresults.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2008 }}</ref> The introduction of instant-runoff was marked by controversies about costs. Matters were also complicated by the statewide restoration of the [[nonpartisan blanket primary]] following a 2008 Supreme Court ruling . On November 3, 2009, voters repealed instant-runoff.<i><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/940959.html|title=Voters Changing their Minds on Ranked-Choice|last=Wickert|first=David W.|date=2009-11-09|work=Tacoma News Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Pierce_County_Ranked_Choice_Voting_Amendment,_2009|title=Pierce County Ranked Choice Voting Amendment, 2009|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref></i>


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==Local Options Bill==
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According to [[English Wikipedia]]:<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States&oldid=1010571987</ref>

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:<i>[[wikipedia:Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]], passed (53%) RCV in November 2006 for most of its county offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/rcv.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 26, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109164811/http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/rcv.htm |archive-date=January 9, 2008 }}</ref> Voters upheld the 2008 implementation timing with a vote of 67% in 2007 and made minor adjustments to the charter language involving ballot access and numbers of rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/misc/currentresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 27, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208222430/http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/misc/currentresults.htm |archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> Seven RCV elections took place on November 4, 2008 and one on November 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/RCV/ranked/rcvresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 6, 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108063824/http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/RCV/ranked/rcvresults.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2008 }}</ref> The introduction of RCV was marked by controversies about costs and confusion about the simultaneous introduction of the [[nonpartisan blanket primary|top two election system]] following a Supreme Court ruling that restored it after it passed statewide in 2004, but was struck down by courts in 2005. On November 3, 2009, voters repealed RCV.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/940959.html|title=Voters Changing their Minds on Ranked-Choice|last=Wickert|first=David W.|date=2009-11-09|work=Tacoma News Tribune}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref></i>

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== Local Options Bill ==


The ''Local Options Bill'' (House Bill 1722) seems like an important development.<ref>https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1722.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/12/31/lets-implement-ranked-choice-voting-for-seattles-2021-mayoral-election/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/lhvyz9/local_options_bill_ranked_choice_voting_hb1156/</ref>
The ''Local Options Bill'' (House Bill 1722) seems like an important development.<ref>https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1722.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/12/31/lets-implement-ranked-choice-voting-for-seattles-2021-mayoral-election/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/lhvyz9/local_options_bill_ranked_choice_voting_hb1156/</ref>


== Advocacy ==
== Advocacy==


* [[FairVote WA]] - the Washington state chapter of [[FairVote]]<ref>https://fairvotewa.org/</ref>
*[[FairVote WA]] - the Washington state chapter of [[FairVote]]<ref>https://fairvotewa.org/</ref>
* [[Seattle Approves]] - chapter of [[The Center for Election Science]] forming in mid-2020.
*[[Seattle Approves]] - chapter of [[The Center for Election Science]] forming in mid-2020.


== Footnotes ==
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Washington state|*]]
[[Category:Washington state|*]]

Latest revision as of 07:30, 19 March 2021

Wikipedia has an article on:

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

Pierce County, 2006–2009

This section adapted from the an article on English Wikipedia.[2]

Pierce County passed an initiative to implement instant-runoff voting in November 2006 to elect most of its county offices.[3] Voters upheld the 2008 implementation timing with a vote of 67% in 2007 and made adjustments to the charter language involving ballot access and numbers of rankings.[4] Seven instant-runoff elections took place on November 4, 2008 and one on November 3, 2009.[5] The introduction of instant-runoff was marked by controversies about costs. Matters were also complicated by the statewide restoration of the nonpartisan blanket primary following a 2008 Supreme Court ruling . On November 3, 2009, voters repealed instant-runoff.[6][7]

Local Options Bill

The Local Options Bill (House Bill 1722) seems like an important development.[8][9][10]

Advocacy

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com//1996-March/065497.html
  2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States&oldid=1010571987
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Wickert, David W. (2009-11-09). "Voters Changing their Minds on Ranked-Choice". Tacoma News Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Pierce County Ranked Choice Voting Amendment, 2009". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. ↑ https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1722.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/12/31/lets-implement-ranked-choice-voting-for-seattles-2021-mayoral-election/
  10. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/lhvyz9/local_options_bill_ranked_choice_voting_hb1156/
  11. ↑ https://fairvotewa.org/
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