- PR Library - Readings in Prportional Representation
A source of information on proportional representation elections -- including beginning readings, in-depth articles by scholars and activists, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to related Web sites. This site has been created by Professor Douglas J. Amy, Department of Politics, Mount Holyoke College.
- AB 1294
Assembly Bill 1924 would allow all local jurisdictions (cities, counties, and districts) to use ranked voting systems to elect their representatives. The bill would allow these jurisdictions to use Instant Runoff Voting for single-winner elections or Choice Voting (a ranked voting system similar to IRV) for multiple-winner elections. It would also add to the state Elections Code the guidelines and procedures registrars and equipment vendors need to count and report ranked voting elections. This bill is important in that most local jurisdictions are not able to use ranked voting systems under current law, and this bill would permit them to do so. Today only charter counties or charter cities can use IRV, but over three-fourths of cities and counties -- and nearly all districts -- are general law jurisdictions and don't have these options. Over half of Californians live in a general law city, a general law county, or both. AB 1294 would give these jurisdictions these additional options, but would not mandate that any jurisdictions use these systems. In other words, it is simply permissive and gives local governments the tools they need to respond to the wishes of their voters.
- FairVote
Founded in 1992 and operating for many years as the Center for Voting and Democracy, FairVote is the leading national organization acting to transform our elections to achieve unfettered, fraud-free access to participation, a full spectrum of meaningful choices and majority rule with fair representation and a voice for all.
- I Heart IRV
to support Yes on 3 Campaign in Pierce County, WA
- Elect-a-Date
from the Minneapolis Better Ballot Campaign
- DemoChoice
A website promoting ranked choice voting where visitors can create their own ranked choice online poll.
- Californians for Electoral Reform
Californians for Electoral Reform is a nonpartisan coalition of Californians who believe that all citizens deserve equal and satisfactory representation in government. We are working to promote and implement voting methods that fulfill this right as much as possible.
- ACE - The Electoral Knowledge Network
The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network encourages professionals to generate, share and apply knowledge, solve problems, help build common methods, and improve the professionalism of those engaged in activities related to credible, sustainable, peaceful and cost-effective elections.
- Ballot Access News
Ballot Access News is a non-partisan newsletter reporting on the trials and tribulations of folks trying to put candidates on the ballot in the United States of America. There are many surprisingly restrictive ballot access laws in this country, which the average voter has no knowledge or conception of; part of Ballot Access News' purpose (besides reporting on progress made) is to report on these restrictive ballot access laws so that more people are aware of them. Ballot Access News is edited and published by Richard Winger, the nation's leading expert on ballot access legal issues.
- Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense System to provide the voter with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers the candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.
- Fresno2008
Fresno2008 is taking money out of the equation of voter access to candidates' statements and getting serious about presenting detailed information about candidates and their campaigns by providing free web space to all the qualified candidates in the Fresno County and City elections.