Instant Runoff Voting in San Francisco - What's the big deal?

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An educational look at Restricted Instant Runoff Voting, the method used in San Francisco and adopted in a few other cities in the US. We address the Federal Lawsuit recently filed.


Three-Candidate Limit in SF Voting System Unconstitutional, Suit Says
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/08/24499.htm


WHY DOESN'T SAN FRANCISCO ALLOW VOTERS TO RANK ALL CANDIDATES THAT ARE ON THE BALLOT?
The short answer is paper ballots.

Existing paper ballot systems cannot accommodate ranking all candidates now, nor in 2003. San Francisco voters refused to ditch their paper ballot optical scanners, so a compromise was made.

... learn more at the link
http://instantrunoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-san-franciscos-instant-runoff.html