Tag: instant runoff voting
Posted by Dan Eckam Posted on May 22, 2014
Posted in Politics
Tagged california, electoral, instant runoff voting, IRV, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Lionel Jospin, runoffs, top two, two-round runoff, vote splitting, voting system
In 2010, California adopted a “top-two” open primary system, in which the primary is nonpartisan and open to every voter. The top two vote-getters—regardless of party—advance to the general election. This was the result of voters’ approval of Proposition 14,…