At 10:10 PM 3/10/2005, Jeanne Massey wrote:
Forwarded by Jeanne Massey from Tony Solgard:
As I see it, the way to use IRV in the endorsement process (with a 60
percent supermajority requirement) is to use the instant runoff mechanism on
the first ballot to narrow the field to two candidates. If
Forward by Jeanne Massey from Tony Solgard:
Steve Cross said, In this version of IRV, it doesn't sound much different
from the present method of multiple ballots to endorse someone. The only
difference is that the DFL's current procedure doesn't eliminate everyone
other than the top two
Personally I'm a big supporter of IRV. Adopted city-wide, I think it
would have positive effects and reduce the temptation for candidates or
their supporters to engage in negative campaigning (negative campaigns
work because two-candidate races, like city general elections, are a
zero-sum
Greg Abbott wrote, I don't think IRV fits in a DFL endorsing
convention right now. First, an endorsement requires 60 percent, not 50
percent. It's not clear to me how IRV would work in a super-majority
situation. Standard IRV says the lowest vote getter's votes are
reallocated according to
Forwarded by Jeanne Massey from Tony Solgard:
As I see it, the way to use IRV in the endorsement process (with a 60
percent supermajority requirement) is to use the instant runoff mechanism on
the first ballot to narrow the field to two candidates. If this results in a
candidate with 60 percent
Tony Solgård said:
... the way to use IRV in the endorsement process ... is to use the
instant runoff mechanism
on the first ballot to narrow the field to two candidates. ... the
convention proceeds to a second ballot
with those same two candidates and continues as DFL conventions
normally do.
Dan Miller and his campaign fully support the use of an Instant Runoff
Voting process (IRV) to ensure a fair, accurate and efficient system to
select a candidate for endorsement at our Ward 2 convention on April
9th.
The rules proposed by Dan Miller's campaign were not intended to block
an
Elizabeth McCann said:
Dan Miller and his campaign fully support the use of an Instant Runoff
Voting process (IRV) to ensure a fair, accurate and efficient system to
select a candidate for endorsement at our Ward 2 convention on April
9th.
First of all, while I support Bill Svrluga, I'm posting on
