Results - Memphis and Telluride ballot measures won with landslide majorities! 

Pierce County, Wash.: Voters in Pierce County will use IRV this November in county elections. (Click here for a list of races.) Pierce County voters adopted IRV in November 2006, just like voters in Minneapolis did. Implementation only two years later is impressive, especially considering that more than three-quarters of Pierce County residents vote by mail. According to supporters on the ground, IRV has changed the nature of elections in Pierce County. Campaigns reportedly seem more interested in being voters’ first choice than in bashing their opponents - something a lot of Americans would like to see more of. Read more here – and for more on Pierce County’s implementation of IRV, including instructions to voters, click here.  The county elections department has done some great work on voter education.

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San Francisco: San Francisco voters are old pros at IRV, having used it since 2004. This year, they’ll be using it to elect seven (of 11) Board of Supervisor members. Four the seven seats are open races, with incumbents termed out of office. These make for competitive IRV elections. Visit the city’s website and learn more here. 

The Rincon Hill San Francisco says "Instant Runoff Voting will determine who the new Supervisor for a few districts will be since several did not score above 50%. That’ll make Districts 1, 3, 9, and 11 interesting to watch". You can view the election results online at the Election Department web site.

Memphis, Tenn.: In Memphis, the charter commission unanimously recommended IRV. Voters will decide whether it goes forward on Nov. 4. Learn more here and here.

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Passed with 71% of the vote!

Cincinnati, Ohio: On Nov. 4, voters will decide whether or not to bring back IRV in city council elections, moving away from the current ward-based, winner-take-all system to at-large proportional representation. Learn more here.

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The measure lost with 46% of the vote.

Telluride, Co.: In Telluride, a citizen action group secured a nearly unanimous city council vote to put IRV on the ballot. Read more about here.

Passed with 67% of the vote!

Davis, Ca.: In Davis, voters will be voting on a new city charter that will allow for IRV. Read more here. 

Charter establishment failed and IRV provision along with it.

Albany, Ca.: Albany voters are being asked to vote on Measure Y, which provides for the direct election of the mayor and the option to adopt IRV in city elections. Read more in the League of Women Voters Guide.

The direct election of mayor measure lost and IRV provision along with it.