Instant runoff voting (IRV) is an electoral method advocated by the Green Party as well as by non-partisan groups like Common Cause. It's even been endorsed by the state Republican parties in Utah and Alaska.
(What is IRV? As the group Citizens for IRV in New York State explains: Instead of voting for just one candidate, voters rank their preferences for candidates from first to last. If no one receives a majority of first-choice votes, the last-place candidate is eliminated and the second choices from those ballots are added to the totals for the remaining candidates. The process continues until one candidate emerges with a majority. Ireland and Australia have used the system in national elections, and it has been adopted in parts of Great Britain.)
IRV was used in the recent local elections in Burlington, Vermont's largest city.
On Tuesday, Vermont Public Radio's Switchboard call in program will have a show dedicated to discussing IRV.
The show will be available live via VPR's online stream (if you're outside their listening area) at 7:00 pm on Tuesday. And it will be available in their archives presumably later that week.
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