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Posted by Greg at 1:29 am on November 1, 2008
I just read the article in the Somerville Journal in which the aldermen discussed various ideas for trimming the city’s budget. That motivated me to write the following Letter to the Editor in favor of replacing the preliminary elections with a single election with Instant Runoff Voting.
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Posted by Greg at 11:39 pm on September 15, 2008
I submitted the following letter on behalf of several individuals to the initial public comment period of the Somerville Charter Advisory Committee advocating the use of Instant Runoff Voting for municipal elections in Somerville.
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Posted by Greg at 4:44 pm on June 28, 2008
On Monday, I went to the Union Square rezoning meeting held at Somerville High. I took my laptop with me and took the following “live blog” notes. The slides and maps are available on the city website.
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Posted by Greg at 5:52 am on June 21, 2008
Somerville for IRV is a group I started for exploring the benefits of Instant Runoff Voting for local elections here in Somerville. In the coming weeks, I’ll begin a series of posts that highlight the many benefits of using IRV for our municipal races, but first, let me explain what in the world IRV is.
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Posted by Greg at 10:10 pm on May 22, 2008
I’m proposing the 89 bus route be changed as shown (bigger image here):
For the reasons why read on . . .
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