[EM] Corrections to inaccurate FairVote historical perspective

Richard Fobes ElectionMethods at VoteFair.org
Fri Mar 15 11:02:16 PDT 2013


>> On 3/14/2013 4:09 PM, Jonathan Lundell wrote:
> Side comment: one of the many problems facing election
 > reformers of any stripe in the US is our patchwork of
 > election laws and practices, not just across state
 > lines, but also within many states. While California
 > elections are largely subject to state law, they are
 > conducted by county registrars, who, among other
 > things, choose the voting machinery used. Local
 > jurisdictions who have adopted IRV, say, typically
 > are stalled waiting to implement it until their
 > county registrar gets around to supporting it.

I agree.  Yet I don't see the Green party (or any third party) working 
to implement the change in the localities where alternatives are 
allowed.  They seem to be leaving that up to the FairVote organization.

In other words, election-method reform does not appear to be a high 
priority for the Green party.




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