Washington state
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
According to English Wikipedia:[2]
- Pierce County, passed (53%) RCV in November 2006 for most of its county offices.[3] 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.[4] Seven RCV elections took place on November 4, 2008 and one on November 3, 2009.[5] The introduction of RCV was marked by controversies about costs and confusion about the simultaneous introduction of the 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 On November 3, 2009, voters repealed RCV.[6]
Local Options Bill
The Local Options Bill (House Bill 1722) seems like an important development.[7][8][9]
Advocacy
- FairVote WA - the Washington state chapter of FairVote[10]
- 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://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States&oldid=1010571987
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Wickert, David W. (2009-11-09). "Voters Changing their Minds on Ranked-Choice". Tacoma News Tribune.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ 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/