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DESCRIPTION:Marin Ranked Voting monthly meeting - Every 3rd Wen.\nStart: 06/20/2007 - 
 7:00pm\nEnd: 06/20/2007 - 9:00pm\nTimezone: Etc/GMT+7\nBody:\n\nMarin 
 Ranked Voting's monthly meeting will be held at the Student Services 
 Building on the College of Marin campus in Kentfield on Wednesday, June 20 
 at 7:00pm.\n\nEveryone interested in better ways of choosing public 
 officials is encouraged to drop by.\n\nMarin Ranked Voting\nHome | About Us 
 | Calendar | News | Analysis | Discussion | Tools | Supporters | Contact\n 
 \nTake Action\nAB 1294 needs your support! Visit CfER's action page and act 
 today.\nEndorse ranked voting here\n \nUpcoming events\n\n    * Marin 
 Ranked Voting monthly meeting(event)(11 days)\n    * Election Advisory 
 Committee Annual Community Meeting(event)(12 days)\n    * Forum on 
 implications of French presidential election(event)(12 days)\n    * Marin 
 Ranked Voting monthly meeting(event)(39 days)\n\nSign Up for News\nPlease 
 read our privacy policy. For more options, go here.\nEmail:\n 	\nAB 1294, 
 AB 1662 both pass the California Assembly\n\nUpdate June 6, 2007 -- AB 
 1294, which would allow all cities and counties -- not just those with home 
 rule charters -- to use ranked voting methods, passed the California 
 Assembly this morning. The vote was 42-25.\n\nLater in the day, AB 1662, 
 which would let overseas voters use ranked ballots when the time between 
 first round and runoff is short, also passed. The vote was 67-0.\n\nAn 
 audio transcript of the AB 1294 debate is posted here. Details will follow 
 soon.\n \nElection Advisory Committee annual community meeting is June 
 21\n\nMay 25, 2007 -- Lowell Finley, Deputy Secretary of State for Voting 
 Systems Certification and Policy, will speak at the first annual community 
 meeting of the Marin County Election Advisory Committee on June 21. For 
 details, see this calendar page.\n\n Los Angeles City Council considers 
 IRV\n\nBy Steven Hill\n\nJune 5, 2007 -- On Wednesday, June 13, the Rules & 
 Elections Committee of the Los Angeles City Council will hold an important 
 hearing on using instant runoff voting in Los Angeles for local elections. 
 It’s crucial that we turn out as many people as possible to this hearing, 
 and also that we generate numerous letters, emails and phone calls to 
 targeted city council members (see sample letter and talking points 
 below).\n[ Continue reading this article ]\n\n \nAssembly Bill 1294 would 
 allow all cities and counties to adopt ranked voting\n\nBy Rob 
 Dickinson\n\nFebruary 25, 2007 -- AB 1294, introduced on February 23 by 
 Assemblymembers Gene Mullin (D-19) and Mark Leno (D-13), would allow all 
 local jurisdictions (cities, counties, and districts) to use ranked voting 
 systems to elect their representatives.\n \nAssembly Bill 1662 would use 
 ranked voting to aid overseas absentee voters\n\nBy Bob Richard\n\nFebruary 
 24, 2007 -- AB 1662, introduced yesterday by Assemblymember Paul Cook 
 (R-65), includes CfER-sponsored language requiring that active members of 
 the military who are stationed overseas be able to use ranked ballots when 
 voting in elections that might lead to a runoff.\n\nNumbers that speak for 
 themselves\n\nNovember 8, 2006. - Ranked voting was a big, big winner at 
 the polls yesterday. Analysis will follow; for the moment, these numbers 
 speak for themselves:\n\n    * Oakland, CA\n          o Yes: 64,093 
 (68.6%)\n          o No: 29,299 (31.4%)\n    * Davis, CA\n          o Yes: 
 11,620 (55.4%)\n          o No: 9,352 (44.6%)\n    * Pierce County, WA\n    
       o Yes: 103,407 (52.9%)\n          o No: 91,949 (47.1%)\n    * 
 Minneapolis, MN\n          o Yes: 78,741 (64.9%)\n          o No: 42,493 
 (35.1%)\n\nAll figures are now final.\n\nSince 1998, 13 of 14 ballot 
 measures have been approved by voters. For the details see this 
 table.\n\nLast updated December 5, 2006\n \nWho We Are\n\nMarin Ranked 
 Voting is a nonpartisan group of Marin County, California, residents 
 working to make government more representative of all citzens. We promote 
 better methods of choosing public officials in which voters can rank 
 candidates in order of preference. \n	  	\nWinners on November 7\nOakland, 
 California\nDavis, California\nMinneapolis, Minnesota\nPierce County, 
 Washington\n \nOther Local Campaigns\nSanta Monica Ranked Voting\nLos 
 Angeles VoteFIRE\nCentral Valley Electoral Reform\nHumboldt Voters' 
 Association\n \nStatewide and National Organizations\nFairVote - The Center 
 for Voting and Democracy\nCalifornians for Electoral Reform\nCalifornia IRV 
 Coalition\n \nResources\nDemoChoice Polls\nDoug Amy's PR Library\n \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/19/18428510.php
SUMMARY:Monthly Marin Rank Voting Meeting @ College of Marin
LOCATION:Off 101 through Greenbrae on Sir Francis Drake - 101 Turn off Between Corte 
 Madera and Richmond/San Rafael Bridge Turn off\n\nBetween College and 
 Laurel 
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