Some say instant runoff voting did what it was supposed to do in the NC Court of Appeals Contest. For sure the IRV algorithm that sorts, allocates and eliminates votes is capricious in nature. IRV election is like a crap shoot. The top 2 candidates had 20% and 15% of first round votes. Thigpen led…Read more Weak defense of IRV – Instant Runoff Voting in NC Court of Appeals oddities
For immediate release Joyce McCloy, North Carolina Coalition for Verified Voting 336-794-1240 On October 28, 2010, at 10:00 AM the North Carolina State Board of Elections will meet – again, to reconsider tallying methods for the statewide IRV contest for NC Court of Appeals. Some board members want to allow the use of an illegal,…Read more PR:Oct 28 10AM will NCSBE invite lawsuits? IRV tallying methods
On this fall’s ballot, Aspenites are being asked whether they want to go back to a previous system of voting in municipal elections, or keep Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). We’ve studied this issue more than most, well before it was implemented for the 2009 municipal election of the mayor and two council members. It has…Read more Daily News endorsements: Do away with IRV–Source: Aspen Daily News
Yep that’s right even John Hood got it right!! Go to NC Spin and click on Webcast. Click on October 17, 2010 and watch it for yourself. See related: Judge Cressie Thigpen IRV – Instant Runoff Voting – This is how you will have to vote for candidates in the Court of Appeals Election.
Voters across the state will see something new on the ballot this fall, and they should applaud it as a pragmatic money-saving improvement in the elections process. A small but determined platoon of opponents will try to depict this positive change as a conspiracy by a villainous fill-in-the-blank force — the Democrats, the Republicans, the…Read more (IRV) New boxes on the ballot – instant runoffs – Source: Salisbury Post
Judge Cressie Thigpen was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Judge James (Jim) Wynn. There are 13 candidates who will be running to replace Wynn during the November election however the race will not be the norm but will be decided by IRV – Instant Runoff Voting. I posted the following link recently.The upcoming…Read more IRV – Instant Runoff Voting and the NC Court of Appeals (Judges) Election 2010
The upcoming election for the Court of Appeals seat being vacated by Judge Wynn will be decided by IRV. This will be the first ever statewide IRV election in the history of NC according to Don Wright, General Counsel for the State Board of Elections. The IRV statute says that if no candidate wins 50%…Read more The upcoming election for the Court of Appeals seat being vacated by Judge Wynn will be decided by IRV
R/ e today’s State Board of Elections Meeting in Asheville, and IRV decision. I hear that the NC SBoE is going to let counties decide how to administer instant runoff voting aka IRV. Some counties may use touchscreens and uncertified software or spreadsheets to tally the vote. That way, if the count blows up, if…Read more NCSBoE sets up Cnty BoEs to take the fall on IRV
Note: Sorry for the formatting below but this is how it came out. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher Hello: My name is Chris Telesca and I am the coordinator for Wake County Verified Voting, a election integrity advocacy group based in Wake County, NC. I am very interested in making sure that reporters like…Read more I knew it was coming – calls for IRV in statewide NC races!
IRV groups push method that makes ballot box stuffing easier North Carolina. We have a disturbing development thanks to the Instant runoff voting pilots. Three NC groups promoting IRV/Instant Runoff Voting have come out endorsing counting votes away from where they are cast. This is also called central counting. North Carolina law requires that votes…Read more North Carolina – IRV groups push method that makes ballot box stuffing easier
FairVote NC is pushing people to lobby the Cary NC city council to be in the IRV pilot again. Cary meets on Thurs Mar 12 at 6:30 to discuss. Here is what Fair Vote NC does not tell you: IRV can not be done within the existing election integrity and transparency laws of North Carolina. It…Read more NC – What FairVote NC didn’t say about Instant Runoff Voting
The Watch Dog response: I feel strongly that folk whom do not live in Princeville can have an opinion however their opinion can be ignant as hell. Why do Roosevelt Higgs feel he know what is best for the town of Princeville just because he is trying to get his 1 minute of fame? I…Read more Hurricane Matthews: Princeville NC – Leaders debate rebuilding merits
Edgecombe County, NC Edgecombe County has been approved for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The Edgecombe County Dept. Of Social Services will have two locations to assist citizens in signing up for the program. 1.DSS Building at 301 S Fairview Rd, Rocky Mount, NC 278012. Riverside Mall on Western Blvd/64 alt. Tarboro, NC, 27886Hours…Read more Hurricane Matthews: Edgecombe County Approved For The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
**** FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EDUCATION FUNDING *** Several federal agencies and the White House have spoken negatively of the law and it’s perceived impact largely re Title IX funding. NC’s Jiggery-Pokery: HB2 isn’t just about restrooms Other discriminatory parts of the bill are not getting as much as attention as the restroom access provision yet those…Read more HB2 Bill See How It Ain’t About Bathrooms
Any time the good ole boys hold a special session you best believe it ain’t good and it will be something against poor people and people of color. This was a special session meeting to put this BS out to get other parts of the bills out that outright discriminate when it comes to health…Read more HB2 Bill Bathrooms Really? Part 1
