[EM] Washington State IRV initiative text

[Araucaria Araucana]

Here is the text for the Washington State IRV initiative that failed
to get onto last November's ballot.

Note that the text is somewhat long and complicated, since it has to
include IRV implementation details.  I suspect that is why
they didn't get enough signatures -- voters here tend to distrust long
initiatives, whatever simplistic promotional claims are made in the
preamble:

   http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/text/i318.pdf

This could actually be an excellent opportunity for a Condorcet
proposal (e.g. DMC).  If the both the summary and the actual method
can be described more concisely than IRV, the proposal might be more
likely to get onto the ballot.

For an interesting comparison, see a proposal from Florida.  Perhaps
the Florida state constitution isn't as stringent about initiative
format:

   http://election.dos.state.fl.us/initiatives/fulltext/38572-1.htm

Ted
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